Virginia-Highland Elementary will open its doors to students in August 2023. The cost of refurbishing the school creates a need for VHE donors to fill the gap between APS funding levels and the curriculum/technology needs of the school.

Funding Priorities:

• iXL for math
• iXL for ELA
• Pik-My-Kid dismissal software

VHE aims to close the STEAM education gap. We are establishing a state-of-the-art STEAM lab to foster inquiry-based curriculum, innovation, leadership, and creativity. 

Funding Priorities:

• Software and technology
• Curriculum
• Supplies for experiments

Starting a new school means building a new library.  The VHE media center will receive funding from APS for approximately 2,000 books.  This is 10,000 fewer books than the libraries at nearby elementary schools.  To close the gap, VHE is raising funds to directly purchase shelf-ready books and provide responsive and adequate reading materials for all 530 VHE students.

Funding Priorities:

• fiction and non-fiction titles
• Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) reading materials

The building which houses Virginia-Highland Elementary was built nearly 100 years ago.  The playground, fields, and atrium offer a promising outdoor experience for our future students but are in need of rehabilitation.

Funding Priorities:

• clean-up efforts
• planting new vegetation in the atrium,
• installing turf for the fields
• installing sun shades
• providing bench seating along the playground
• installing bike racks

Virginia-Highland Elementary has two dedicated music rooms and will feature music education as a special course for all students.  Funding for the music program will ensure equal access to music education for all.

Funding Priorities:

• instruments
• music stands
• sheet music 

Characteristics of a green school include creating spaces and curriculum in support of sustainable, energy conserving principles. To this end, Virginia-Highland Elementary will implement projects that conserve energy, improve indoor air quality, employ daylighting strategies and improve classroom acoustics, and focus on environmental education.

Funding Priorities:

• sustain LED lighting throughout the building
• window film insulation
• environmental curriculum
• school farm-to-table garden

Virginia-Highland Elementary plans to offer year-round wrap-around support services in support of VHE families facing housing barriers.  

Funding Priorities:

• clothing
• food
• toiletries
• non-perishable food items
• transportation vouchers