The BEF Building STEAM 4 All
Program will match your contribution to this project
dollar-for-dollar to the goal amount.
A special thanks to our partners in this program: First Tech Federal Credit Union, Genentech, Intel Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Synopsys Foundation, NW Natural, PGE Foundation, Vernier Software and Technology, AWS Elemental, and Metro.
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Beaverton Education Foundation has already provided $1,250 in matching contributions.
Help Whitford Middle School’s 800+ students learn modern engineering with an updated Maker Space. The space is ready, we just need the materials to make it come to life!
Whitford is a very diverse and wonderful school! We are enthusiastic learners who are craving an updated maker space in our library. Currently we have two broken 3D printers, and limited materials for crafting.
Whitford Library staff, Kristen Wood and Tim Livingston, can’t wait to supplement existing curriculum with hands-on maker space activities including 3D printing, Direct to Film (DTF) printing, duct tape crafts, various circuit board engineering projects and more.
New maker space items will help students gain design and production skills through opportunities to create original 3D printed items, graphics for t-shirts and other apparel and experience with ardunino-type circuit boards and processors.
We would utilize the funds to purchase a DTF printer with refill inks (approximately $2,400), 3D printers ($270 each) and filament + various maker-related materials such as glue, tape, tools, etc.
This project is supported by the Beaverton Education Foundation.
Founded in 1988, the Beaverton Education Foundation raises money to provide hands-on innovative academic enrichment and advancement programs & projects that go beyond normal school funding at all Beaverton public schools and is a 501(c)(3) community-based nonprofit organization. BEF mobilizes community resources to fund innovative classroom projects, summer and after-school programs.
In the event that this project does not reach its goal or exceeds its goal, BEF may apply the funds received to another similar project.
