MEDIA RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Jordan Silva-Benham Email: communications@edfundwest.org
November 4, 2021
For Immediate Release
THE ED FUND AWARDS 40 ARTS PROJECT GRANTS WITHIN THE WCCUSD
RICHMOND, CA-- The West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (Ed Fund) announced the projects awarded through the 2021-2022 Bradley Arts Mini-Grants program.
This year, the Ed Fund awarded grants to 40 different projects ranging from $500 for individual classrooms to $1,000 for school-wide grants. The total cost of these projects is nearly $26,000, and the funds come from the Brad Bradley Bequest and generous donations from our supporters -- who helped fund an additional three projects.
There is a wide variety of projects funded this year that range from performing songs of protest at De Anza High School to teaching Kindergarteners how to breakdance at Harding Elementary. Regardless of the project, the Ed Fund looked to award projects that empower and support students with their social, educational, and academic needs as they return to the classroom, and provided additional points to projects that focused on the needs of African American/Black students or that incorporated art of African American/Black artists.
“This year’s Bradley Arts Grant winners include so many amazing projects that will give students the opportunity to express themselves and recover from a year of interrupted learning, as well as uplift students who are historically underserved,” said Ed Fund Program Manager, Sarah Camacho. “We are all so excited to see the art our West Contra Costa students create!”
The Ed Fund has been awarding classroom grants since 1983. The full list of the 2021-2022 awardees can be found at www.edfundwest.org/what-we-do/classroom-grants/.
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The West Contra Costa Education Fund (Ed Fund) mobilizes resources for students of the WCCUSD and aligns the efforts of our partners to ensure that all students succeed in college, career, and life. For more information, visit edfundwest.org.
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2021-2022 Bradley Arts Grant Awardees
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Project Name |
School |
Grant Type |
|
African Art Inspired Objects |
Pinole Valley High |
Classroom |
|
Screen Printing |
Richmond High |
School-wide |
|
The AWT (Alma Woodsey Thomas) Museum - Making Learn Visible |
Ford Elementary |
Classroom |
|
CMEA Bay Section Festival |
El Cerrito High |
School-wide |
|
Breakdancing and Beats |
Harding Elementary |
School-wide |
|
SPARC Poetry |
Richmond High |
School-wide |
|
Together We Dance |
Hercules High |
Classroom |
|
Visual and Performing ARTS in the Class |
Lupine Hills Elementary |
Classroom |
|
De America Soy Yo |
Washington Elementary |
Classroom |
|
Project Name |
School |
Grant Type |
|
Let's Get Cooking! |
El Cerrito High |
Classroom |
|
SPARC Poetry |
Greenwood Academy |
School-wide |
|
SPARC Poetry |
Kennedy High |
School-wide |
|
Get On Board with US! |
Harding Elementary |
Classroom |
|
We Are Here Too - Nosotros También Estamos Aquí |
Chavez Elementary |
School-wide |
|
Songs of Protest |
De Anza High |
Classroom |
|
Guitar Class |
Pinole Middle |
Classroom |
|
Instruments for Underserved Students |
Betty Reid Soskin Middle |
Classroom |
|
Abstract Art, Rhythm, Movement and Interpretation |
Washington Elementary |
School-wide |
|
Build Our Drama Program |
De Anza High |
Classroom |
|
Orchestra Performance Opportunities |
Richmond High |
Classroom |
|
Immigration Experiences Through Water Pastels |
Grant Elementary |
Classroom |
|
Character Writing/ Character Building |
Washington Elementary |
Classroom |
|
Student Costumes |
Kennedy High |
Classroom |
|
Students with Voice |
Richmond High |
School-wide |
|
Music Production Equipment |
Richmond High |
Classroom |
|
Growing Colors for ART Inspiration |
Vista High |
School-wide |
|
Project Name |
School |
Grant Type |
|
Social and Emotional Mastery Through Music |
Downer Elementary |
Classroom |
|
Art History Support |
Stege Elementary |
Classroom |
|
The Skin You Live In |
Washington Elementary |
School-wide |
|
Supplies for Beginners |
Helms Middle |
School-wide |
|
A Snowy Day |
Washington Elementary |
Classroom |
|
Playing the Blues |
El Cerrito High |
Classroom |
|
Healing Through Art |
Olinda Elementary |
School-wide |
|
Speech Therapy |
Cameron Special Education/ Washington Elementary |
Classroom |
|
Art at Mira Vista |
Mira Vista Elementary |
Classroom |
|
Learning Through Exploration |
Riverside Elementary |
Classroom |
|
3rd Graders Reading and Painting the World |
Dover Elementary |
Classroom |
|
Art in the Box |
Bayview Elementary |
Classroom |
|
African American Art Collection |
Murphy Elementary |
Classroom |
|
Making Learning Fun |
Richmond High |
Classroom |
