Fairfield's David Weir Academy Receives $5,000 Wells Fargo Grant

FAIRFIELD - David Weir Elementary School in Fairfield has received an education grant as part of the KNBR Step Up to the Plate for Education grants program. With the $5,000 offered, the school wants to fund a student field trip to OSU and USC.

The education grants program, funded by Wells Fargo, presented checks to 29 Bay Area schools on Friday, who received a total of $100,000 to support their sports, musical, art and education programs.

San Francisco Giant Brandon Crawford spoke to the grant winners about the importance of working hard in both sports and academics. “As a Bay Area native, I am fortunate to play professional baseball here,” said Crawford. “As a kid, my mother and father always emphasized the importance of an education—above and beyond participating in sports. It is an honor to be part of a program that gives Bay Area kids the opportunity to expand their academic and athletic horizons.

Representatives from the following schools attended Friday’s event to receive the grants:

Malcolm X Elementary Berkeley Purchase new sports equipment for Physical Education classes and recess time. $2,500.00

Alameda Science and Technology Institute Alameda Expand the current garden space to create a wholesome urban farm and provide a real world lab space. $5,000.00

Castro Valley High School Castro Valley Purchase rods and reels for fly fishing elective courses. $1,500.00

East Bay Innovation Academy Oakland Purchase new musical equipment for the Rhythm Section Drumlines, an after-school music program. $5,000.00

Skyline High School Oakland Purchase cycling gear and infrastructure for the Skyline High School Mountain Bike team. $3,000.00

Vintage Hills Pleasanton With Brandon Crawford’s support contribute to the day to day needs of the classrooms and enhance every students academic experience at Vintage Hills. $5,000.00

Glorietta Elementary School Orinda Teacher training and to provide more resources for science, technology, and math learning (STEM). $5,000.00

Mira Vista Elementary School Richmond Purchase art supplies for the successful and widely popular school art program. $5,000.00

Stewart K-8 Pinole Fund efforts and activities of the San Francisco ADL’s program, “No Place for Hate.” $2,500.00

Bahia Vista Elementary School San Rafael Support the “My School in Motion” program which provides fitness and academic support for high needs students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. $4,000.00

Irene M. Snow Elementary School Napa Purchase an interactive touch technology Smart Board for Kindergarten and 1st grade Special Education classes for students with autism. $2,500.00

Alice Fong Yu Alternative San Francisco Create an outdoor kitchen in the school garden and provide students with a “farm to fork” experience while learning about life science and ecology. $5,000.00

James Lick Middle School San Francisco Purchase heart rate monitors for students to set personalized fitness goals. $5,000.00

Jean Parker ES San Francisco Purchase new sports equipment for their physical education classes and recess activities as well as needed classroom materials for art. $3,000.00

Jefferson Elementary San Francisco Purchase physical education equipment that help children develop motor skills. $1,000.00

KIPP Bayview San Francisco Purchase new sports equipment for their physical education program. $1,000.00

St. Anne’s San Francisco Purchase musical instruments for kids of families with financial difficulties to use throughout the year. $2,000.00

Thurgood Marshall Academic High School San Francisco Integrate students’ personal experiences and physics. Students will learn about circuits by creating a light up storybook by narrating their immigration experience and sharing their stories to their teachers and peers. $2,000.00

Visitacion Valley Middle School San Francisco Purchase softball equipment such as gloves, cleats, catcher’s equipment, and uniforms for the girls softball team. $2,000.00

Belle Air Elementary San Bruno Provide structured physical education for its students in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade. $5,000.00

El Granada Elementary School Half Moon Bay Purchase a classroom set of ukuleles to be used by students in 2nd through 5th grade and offer an after school ukulele program. $1,700.00

Fiesta Gardens International School San Mateo Purchase English and Spanish books to support the 1st grade literacy program. $5,000.00

Learning Links Preschool Burlingame Add an interactive educational musical workshop to their spring semester. $2,800.00

Roosevelt Elementary Burlingame Create a new type of classroom built solely to stimulate creativity and compassion and expand the lessons of the “hands on” Roosevelt IDEA lab. $4,500.00

St. Timothy School San Mateo Purchase art materials for the “Art in Action” program. $2,000.00

Santa Teresa High School San Jose Purchase chemicals, photo paper and finance camera repairs for the photography program. $5,000.00

David Weir Preparatory Academy Fairfield Finance a student field trip to OSU and USC. $5,000.00

SunRidge Elementary Sebastopol Install a new baseball field turf. $5,000.00

Meadow Elementary Petaluma Purchase sound equipment for the theater program. $2,000.00

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