In philanthropic partnerships with The Patterson Foundation, there’s an understanding that the foundation’s contributions of financial and intellectual resources are finite (typically a multi-year engagement.) There’s also the expectation that social good partners — those “doing” the work — begin … Continue reading
Wonderful things are happening in our schools in Sarasota County through the generosity of our community. Our children are learning and loving it! An entire class of wide-eyed second graders experience the grand paintings at the Ringling Museum, touch a sting ray … Continue reading
By Susan M. Scott, Executive Director, Education Foundation of Sarasota County The seeds planted in a child’s mind today can lead to an entirely new world of experience. Sarasota County offers a diversity of cultural experiences – art, music, theater … Continue reading
By: Laurey Stryker, Initiative Manager Living on the Suncoast Magazine, the Arts and Cultural Alliance and the Education Foundation of Sarasota County came to Mercedes-Benz General Manager Ernie Withers with an idea and a purpose: Mondays at Mercedes (M at … Continue reading
Dawn Clayton, Principal at Emma E. Booker Elementary School, talked with me about the two $5,000 EdExploration awards the school received from the Education Foundation of Sarasota County. All 90 Emma Booker second graders will go to six outstanding community … Continue reading
Emma E. Booker Elementary second grade teacher, Patricia Varley, talked to me about the $5,000 EdExploration funding they recently received from the Education Foundation of Sarasota County. She explained that the second grade teachers came together to plan a community … Continue reading
By Angela Hartvigsen, Fine Arts Program Specialist/Project Manager, EdExploreSRQ.com and Sarasota County Schools On Dec. 7, teachers, administrators and the Sarasota community came together to honor a very special group of people. The energy and excitement was palpable as people … Continue reading
With leaders from several cultural and science organizations in attendance, Sarasota County School Board members received an EdExploreSRQ.com demonstration at their Sept. 6 meeting. School board member Carol Todd hoped we would promote the platform with parents. Ms. Zucker congratulated … Continue reading
This summer, I’ve been meeting with the executive directors of Sarasota’s cultural and science organizations, providing them with a Cultural Connections with Students initiative update and asking for their ideas for next steps in our journey. The initiative began in … Continue reading
To inspire generosity, The Patterson Foundation announced it will match up to $500,000 over the next three years for every new or increased dollar raised by the Education Foundation of Sarasota County in support of exploration grants for teachers and … Continue reading