How Excellence in Education Foundation Supports Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships Programs Across Truckee and North Lake Tahoe The Excellence in Education Foundation provides grant funding to support hands-on environmental education programs led by Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships (SWEP). Through this ongoing partnership, Excellence in Education resources have helped fund field-based learning experiences, classroom instruction, large-scale … Read more
When students arrive at the new Transformative Adventures in Hands-on Outdoor Education (TAHOE) Lab and Outdoor School, they’ll unpack sleeping bags and step into the forest instead of a classroom. Here, they’ll learn by exploring the world around them. For many, it will be their first overnight experience in nature, and thanks to a grant … Read more
At Donner Trail Elementary, students now have a comfortable way to learn outdoors, even in the snow! Thanks to an Excellence in Education grant, the school purchased 65 Crazy Creek chairs, durable and portable seats designed to handle cold, wet environments. The chairs will support the school’s expanding outdoor education program, which brings hands-on learning … Read more