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From celebrating our inspiring students and teachers to developing a mentoring program and connecting students to College Career Advisors, we’re always busy working to prepare our young people for the future.
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Education Roundtable Talk Fuels STEM Education
A week before the school year started, Kristy Wall moved from Pennsylvania to Sarasota to begin teaching at Wilkinson Elementary School, a Title I school. She would teach Makerspace, engaging...
The Jean J. and Laurence S. DeLynn Foundation Invests in the Next Generation
In August of 2023, The Jean J. and Laurence S. DeLynn Foundation made a tremendous investment in the next generation. Their donation of $100,000 to support the Student Success Center at Sarasota...
Building Resiliency Through Project Wayfinder Training
On Tuesday, October 10, members of the Project Wayfinder Team visited LaunchPad4U, the Education Foundation of Sarasota County’s community resource center in the Rosemary District. Project Wayfinder...
A Disney Dreamer Dreams Big
Kaitlyn Jadevaia is familiar with loss. She lost her father in 2015 when she was a child. She lost some of her hearing years after her eardrum was punctured during a routine surgical procedure, and...
Investing in the Fabric of the Community
When she was a child, Patti Gondelman visited Sarasota with her parents, staying at the historic John Ringling Hotel. The family, from Long lsland, New York, was drawn to the Sarasota area,...
Teacher Grants Keep a Classroom Unpredictable
Patricia Rueda holds a belief that helps guide her Spanish instruction: “I don’t want my students to know what to expect. I want to keep it fresh.” Born and raised in Colombia, Rueda has dedicated...
Education Foundation of Sarasota County Partners with Sarasota County Libraries to Help Students Plan and Prepare
The Education Foundation of Sarasota County has partnered with Sarasota County Libraries to make personalized advising and coaching more accessible to students who need help planning and preparing...
Partnership Will Help Prepare Dancers for Life After High School
Dance – The Next Generation, a community engagement program developed by the Sarasota Ballet, is partnering with the Education Foundation of Sarasota County and PLANit Sarasota to help prepare...
Breaking Down Barriers to Build a Better Future
David Brooks, a writer and commentator whose influential Weave Project at the Aspen Institute seeks to build community, has said, “Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future...