Support Inclusive Performing Arts at Mountainside and Aloha High School

Mountainside and Aloha High Schools have created a performing arts class that is rooted in universal design and inclusive practices, where students with disabilities can thrive in a space built specifically with their needs in mind. BEF is collaborating with educators this year-long performing arts program has just gotten underway, but the new classes need adaptive […]
Trades Exploration

BEF invests in career-connected learning activities that help 75 middle schoolers learn about construction, auto tech, and manufacturing CTE programs available in Beaverton high schools. As a result, these 7th and 8th graders are better prepared to move onto high school and many discover new career aspirations. High school students benefit as well as they provide peer-to-peer learning opportunities as they show off the skills they have learned and talk about career and college plans after graduation.