The Edmonton Public Schools Foundation was established in 2010 by the Division’s elected Board of Trustees. Our Foundation’s mandate is to raise awareness and funds to level the educational playing field in our community by supporting Division programs that exist outside of the Alberta Government’s public funding. We work with a committed Board of Directors who are dedicated to our mission and genuinely care about the future of today’s learners and tomorrow’s leaders.
Since beginning our fundraising work, six full-day Kindergarten classrooms have been established with support from the Foundation: Tipaskan, Lauderdale, Mee-Yah-Noh, Beacon Heights, Calder and Princeton schools. We are proud partners with the administrators, educators and communities of these schools, and champion the power of Full Day Kindergarten, which gives children extra time in the classroom, when they need it most.
Over the last year, through our Chromebooks for Kids program, hundreds of Chromebooks have been provided to students who otherwise wouldn’t have access to technology outside of the classroom. To date, we have distributed devices to more than 60 schools across Edmonton.
Together with our community partners, we support evidence-based Division programming that addresses systemic inequities through investment across six funding priorities: Full Day Kindergarten; Learning Interventions; Mental Wellness; School Nutrition; Learning Tools and Technology; and Enrichment Opportunities.