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Educate Fairfax Team
Mar 4, 2021
2021-22 Teacher Grant Cycle Opens March 22nd
The Foundation for FCPS invites teachers, counselors, and other school personnel to apply for its annual grant program for projects to be...
Educate Fairfax Team
Oct 20, 2020
Project Cornucopia
The pandemic has impacted many of our students, especially those with limited access to food. During this season, the Foundation wants to...
Educate Fairfax Team
Sep 23, 2020
Calling All Alumni
For 150 years, Fairfax County Public Schools has been educating students to excel in all aspects of life. Today, thousands of FCPS alums...
Educate Fairfax Team
Sep 2, 2020
Ensuring Every FCPS Student Can Succeed this Fall
The COVID-19 crisis has had a dramatic impact on us all, and especially on our children. Disruptions to school, food insecurity, economic...
Educate Fairfax Team
Jun 30, 2020
Foundation Board elects new leadership for 2020-2021
At its regular meeting on June 23, the board of directors of the Foundation for FCPS elected new leadership for the coming year....
Educate Fairfax Team
Jun 15, 2020
Capital One Invests in Fairfax County Schools to Support Student Connectivity During Distance Learning
Capital One has donated $90,000 to the Foundation for Fairfax County Public Schools (the Foundation) to support the purchase of MiFi...
Educate Fairfax Team
May 11, 2020
Leidos Supports Workforce Development through Project Based Learning
Since 2016, Leidos has been sponsoring the First Robotics team at Chantilly High School. Learn about how Leidos' support, including...
Educate Fairfax Team
Apr 16, 2020
Access for All Fund
Your contributions have made it smoother for some of our neediest students. With your help, the Foundation's "Access for All" fund has...
Brian Tinsman
Jan 23, 2020
Bring Your Own Bag to Benefit the Foundation for FCPS
From now until June 30th, the Foundation for FCPS will benefit from Whole Foods' Nickels for Non-Profits program. Every time you re-use...
Educate Fairfax Team
Jan 15, 2020
Thinkabit in Action at Glen Forest Elementary School
Teachers at Glen Forest Elementary School were awarded a Foundation for FCPS grant to provide a field trip for the 5th grade class to the...
Educate Fairfax Team
Dec 19, 2019
Young Scholars From Mosby Woods Learn about Vertical Farming
Students in the Young Scholars program at Mosby Woods participated in a 10-week after-school program, funded through the Foundation for...
Educate Fairfax Team
Dec 9, 2019
Stewardship and Service Learning at Centreville Elementary School
Centreville Elementary School has a Green Ribbon with the US Department of Education and is an Eco-School with the National Wildlife...
Educate Fairfax Team
Oct 7, 2019
Young Scholars Career Academy at Braddock Elementary
In the Young Scholar's Career Academy at Braddock Elementary, 54 students in 4th and 5th grades gathered either during lunch or before...
Educate Fairfax Team
Sep 16, 2019
Cedar Lane Students Collaborate to Open the Cedar Cafe
A grant from the Foundation for FCPS allowed students at Cedar Lane School to work together to create and open a cafe inside the school....
Educate Fairfax Team
Aug 6, 2019
Bucknell and Cameron Elementary "Computer Literacy" Challenge
The art teacher at Bucknell and Cameron Elementary Schools had the great idea to inspire students to research careers and learn computer...
Educate Fairfax Team
Jul 22, 2019
Grant from Foundation Helps AVID Students at Annandale High School Explore Careers
The AVID program in FCPS is an academic mentoring program and an elective class designed to support certain students in preparing for...
Educate Fairfax Team
Jun 17, 2019
Forty-Four Educators Awarded #SOAR Grants
The Foundation for FCPS announces that 44 teachers across the county have been awarded classroom grants of up to $2,500 for the 2019-2020...
Educate Fairfax Team
Mar 1, 2019
Teacher Grant Application Opens for the 2019-2020 School Year
The Foundation for FCPS invites teachers to apply for its discretionary grant program for the 2019-20 school year. This grant opportunity...
Educate Fairfax Team
Dec 3, 2018
Hayfield Secondary School Holds Virginia STAR Giveaway Night to Benefit Soldiers.
On November 26, Hayfield Secondary School held a "Bridging the Gap" ceremony to donate refurbished laptops to wounded warriors and...
Educate Fairfax Team
Nov 29, 2018
State of Education Luncheon was a Great Success!
On Tuesday, November 27, over 300 business and community leaders gathered to celebrate FCPS and the Foundation. The event featured a...
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