# Beaverton Education Foundation: Together, we can lift the next generation of Beaverton learners\.

> Learn how the Beaverton Education Foundation supports students through education nonprofit efforts and innovative classroom initiatives\.

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## Pages
- [About Us](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/about-us/)
- [Home](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/)
- [Beaverton's Choice Projects](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/beavertons-choice/)
- [Beaverton's Choice Awards](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/beavertons-choice-awards/)
- [Kids Count Grants](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/kids-count-grants/)

## Beaverton's Choice Projects
- [Jump Rope Team](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/beavertons-choice/firgrove_jump_rope/): Fir Grove’s After‑School Jump Rope Program offers students in grades 3–5 a fun, confidence‑building experience that promotes fitness, teamwork, and school connection through engaging weekly skill‑building and a celebratory final performance\.
- [BACK TO SCHOOL](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/beavertons-choice/back-to-school/)
- [READY TO LEARN](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/beavertons-choice/ready-to-learn-initiative/)
- [ACMA Students Leap to Higher Levels with Proper Dance Footwear](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/beavertons-choice/acma-students-leap-to-higher-levels-with-proper-dance-footwear/): ACMA's program welcomes dancers of all levels from beginner to advanced\.  With donor support they were able to raise funds to purchase dance shoes, including tap and character shoes for students to use as loaner shoes while in class or after school programs\.
- [Mountainside Pedestals for Student Art](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/beavertons-choice/mountainside_pedestals/): At Mountainside High School, our student artists are ready to take their work from the classroom to the gallery by displaying their 3D work on pedestals\.

## Board Restricted
- [Conflict of Interest Policy](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/board-restricted/conflict-of-interest-policy/)
- [Strategic Plan Document](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/board-restricted/strategic-plan-document/)
- [BEF Mission, Vision, Values](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/board-restricted/bef-mission-vision-values/)

## Donor Stories
- [Go Warriors\! Aloha High School Opportunity Funds](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/donor_story/go-warriors-aloha-high-school-opportunity-fund/): Aloha High School Alumni established the Go Warriors\! Aloha High School Opportunity Funds to support a broad range of student\-centered programs and projects at Aloha High School\.
- [PGE Foundation](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/donor_story/pge-foundation/): PGE Foundation works with BEF to support K\-12 STEM education in Beaverton classrooms and to support career connected pipeline programs related to the trades\.
- [Peoples Foundation for Better Opportunity](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/donor_story/peoples-foundation-for-better-opportunity/): BEF is pleased to welcome the Peoples Foundation for Better Opportunity \(PFFBO\) to our list of community partners\. Introduced by School Board President Sunita Garg, we soon learned of our shared missions to  create opportunities for underprivileged  people in both their educational success and future prosperity\. Together, we will be able to support students at Mountain View Middle School to provide safe and welcoming before school activities to boost attendance and improve homework completion\.  We are very proud to receive their support\!
- [Sgt\. O'Reilly: Loops, He Did it Again\!](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/donor_story/sgt-oreilly-loops-he-did-it-again/): 72 miles in 20 hours and 30 minutes\. Washington County Sgt\. Eamon O'Reilly \(and North Plains Chief\) placed 33rd out of 62 participants running the Bristow Loop Race\. Donors supported Sgt\. O'Reilly with pledges to support BEF's Ready to Learn initiative in support of students in special education\.
- [Oregon Cultural Trust and the Cultural Coalition of Washington County](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/donor_story/oregon-cultural-trust-and-the-cultural-coalition-of-washington-county/): The Cultural Coalition of Washington County and the Oregon Cultural Trust helped boost the arts in Beaverton schools with a recent gift for the 2026 Signal to Noise Student Film Festival\. Read more for how you can double your donation to the arts by leveraging your gift to BEF with a gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust\.

## Grantee Impact Stories
- [Transforming Middle Schoolers' Success in Math](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/grantee_story/transforming-middle-school-math-success/): To ensure middle schoolers aren't left behind by the label "bad at math," BEF is transforming math intervention into a hands\-on journey of discovery through interactive tools and targeted support to build lasting academic confidence\.
- [Cooking Up Independence: How a $10,000 Investment Transformed CTP Students' Lives](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/grantee_story/independent-living-skills-for-community-transition-program-students/): BEF is proud to support the Community Transition Program with a $10,000 investment for groceries and equipment needed to help students build independent living skills in the kitchen\. 
- [Harnessing the Sun: 8th Graders Engineer a Sustainable Future](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/grantee_story/harnessing-the-sun-8th-graders-to-engineer-a-sustainable-future/): Beaverton eighth graders are diving into the world of renewable energy through a new hands\-on science unit designed to bridge the gap between classroom concepts and real\-world career paths\. This project\-based learning experience empowers students to explore the impacts of energy production while building the technical skills needed for Oregon’s growing clean energy workforce\.
- [Signal to Noise \(S2N\) Film Festival: 25 Years of Student\-Led Storytelling](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/grantee_story/signal-to-noise-s2n-film-festival-25-years-of-student-led-storytelling/): For 25 years, the Signal to Noise \(S2N\) Film Festival has provided a powerful platform for Beaverton’s young creatives to share their voices, take artistic risks, and see their visions come to life on the big screen\. S2N isn't just a film screening event—it is a launchpad for future media professionals\.
- [Results are in for After\-School Academic Support Programs](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/grantee_story/afterschool-ellstudents/): In the 2025\-26 academic year, Beaverton Education Foundation invested in after school academic support for English language learners at 4 Beaverton School District Title I elementary schools\. Year\-end results point to successful outcomes for these 500 students\.

## News Items
- [Counted Out screening highlights the importance of math](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/bef_news/counted-out-screening-highlights-the-importance-of-math/): A panel representing Oregon's Secretary of State, the Center for Black Excellence, and Pacific University dove into the value of math and themes from the documentary film, Counted Out\. 
- [14 Teams, 19,000 Planks, One Beaverton Community](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/bef_news/builditwithbef/)
- [Thank you, BEF Board Chair Chris Prahl](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/bef_news/thank-you-bef-board-chair-chris-prahl/): In his year as Board Chair, Chris Prahl led with an instinct for bringing partners together to build a stronger, more resilient Beaverton\.  BEF is grateful for Chris' leadership and for always showing up, opening doors to new partnerships, and leaving things better than he found them\.
- [Beaverton Students Show Up for Civics](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/bef_news/beaverton-students-show-up-for-civics/): Beaverton Education Foundation was proud to partner with the Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce to connect teachers, students, and business and community leaders around something that matters: preparing young people to be informed, engaged members of the community through the first\-ever Beaverton Civics Bee\.
- [Intel Volunteers, Middle School Students Build Connections](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/bef_news/intel-volunteers-middle-school-students-build-connections/): BEF brings volunteers into the classroom to create key relationships through STEAM–science, technology, engineering, arts and math\.

## Focus Areas
- [Arts \+ Music](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/focus-area/arts-music/)
- [STEAM](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/focus-area/steam/)
- [Career\-connected learning](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/focus-area/career-technical/)
- [Reading \+ Writing](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/focus-area/reading-writing/)
- [Experiential Learning](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/focus-area/experiential-learning/)

## Funders
- [Community Support](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/funder/community-support/)
- [Intel](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/funder/intel/)
- [Building STEAM 4 All Funders](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/funder/building-steam-4-all-funders/)
- [Autzen Foundation](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/funder/autzen-foundation/)
- [KLA Foundation](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/funder/kla-foundation/)

## Funding Types
- [Beavertons Choice](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/funding-type/beavertons-choice/)
- [Kids Count Grant](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/funding-type/kids-count-grant/)

## Pillars
- [Hands\-On Experiential Learning](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/pillar/hands-on-experiential-learning/)
- [Investment in Core Academics](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/pillar/investment-in-core-academics/)
- [Career\-Connected Learning](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/pillar/career-connected-learning/)
- [Emergent Needs](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/pillar/emergent-needs/)

## Schools
- [Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering \(BASE\)](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/school/beaverton-academy-of-science-and-engineering/)
- [Five Oaks MS](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/school/five-oaks/)
- [Conestoga MS](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/school/conestoga/)
- [Whitford MS](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/school/whitford/)
- [Cedar Park MS](https://beavertonedfoundation.org/school/cedar-park/)

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