Since its inception in 2003, Grass Valley Schools Foundation for Arts and Science has raised and donated thousands of dollars for science and art enrichment for the four schools in the Grass Valley School District-Scotten Elementary, Bell Hill Academy, Grass Valley Charter School, and Lyman Gilmore Middle School. What follows is a partial and on-going list of funded projects, supplies, and activities.
2020
Clay Penguin Project-Scotten 1st grade-$400
Dinosaur Clay Project-Scotten 2nd grade-$400
Open House Dance Program-Bell Hill-$1500
Books-Family Literacy Night-$500
2019
Venetian Mask Project-Bell Hill 4th grade-$150
Seaquest Field Trip-Scotten 1st and 2nd grade-$400
Dances Around the World-Bell Hill-$250
Rendezvous With a Comet-Gilmore 5th grade-$400
Musical Theater-Gilmore-$300
Soil Science-Gilmore-$239.89
Maidu Field Day-Scotten teacher, Whitney Trevethick-$300
Clay Penguin Project-Scotten 1st grade-$450
Science Camp Buses-Gilmore 6th grade-$2500
2018
Garden-Scotten-$175
Literacy Night prizes-District Family Engagement Night-$500
Musical theater “home” camp, student scholarships-Gilmore-$600
Memory books created with technology-Kindergarten class Bell Hill-$115
Clay project-2nd grade Scotten-$400
“Arf” play-2nd grade Scotten-$175
Costumes for Dances Around The World-Bell Hill-$500
Case for Sphero robots-Scotten Robotics-$650
Field trips-Gilmore 5th grade-$992.50
Musical theater production-Gilmore-$1500
2017
Science Camp-Gilmore-$2000
Musical theatre experience-$1000-Gilmore
Art supplies for the Scotten counselor-$100-Scotten
.Zoo visit-1st grade Scotten-$400 toward bus expense
Clay dinosaurs-2nd grade Scotten-$400
Class set of Patty Reed’s Doll-4th grade-$300
Musical play, “How Does Your Garden Grow?”-2nd grade Scotten-$80.18
Sound equipment-Musical Theater Gilmore-$918
Clay animals-1st grade Scotten-$400
Mother Goose Character Camp play script and CD-1st grade Scotten-$40
1,2,3 Ski-3rd grade Scotten-4 classes @ $250 each class
2016
Science camp-6th grade Gilmore-$3000
Science tubs-5th grade Gilmore-$536.43
Robots for STEAM project-Scotten-$350
Theater festival for drama students-Gilmore-$360
Transportation to Sacramento for live theater, Robin Hood-7th grade Gilmore-$600
Old Town Sacramento, Train and California History Museums with gold panning, River Cruise-4th grade-$300 per class
African mask making-3rd grade Bell Hill Academy-$250
Ski trip-3rd and 4th grade-$400
Mission to the Moon-5th grade Gilmore-$500
Musical score-2nd grade Scotten-$90.96
Weather station-Scotten School-$125
Clay projects-1st and 2nd grade-$900
Tadpoles-1st grade-$150
Glue guns for STEAM classes-6th grade-$500
2015
African dance lessons-third grade-$600
Science camp-6th grade-$2000
Field trip to Discovery Museum and McClellan-5th grade-$300
Stage-Scotten School-$1500
Field trip to Discovery Museum-4th grade-$600
Musical play-2nd grade-$300
Magician-Scotten School-$150
2014
Chinese New Year-2nd grade-$50
Zumba-Bell Hill Academy-$700
Global Studies art supplies-Bell Hill Academy-$450
Tiny Tim play-4th grade-612
Carnival of Animals-kindergarten-$300
Clay-1st and 2nd grades-$1200
T-shirt project-3rd grade-$78
Improvisation-4th grade-$280
Science Center-Grass Valley Charter School-$500