Pioneers of Everest Value: Alice Dryden Alice Dryden brought the music. With a background in music education and composition, Alice brought performance talent. More than that, she brought a keen ability to draw the music out of every child.
Aspiration for Kindness Week Chanel W., a senior at Value Schools, is relatively new to our community. Chanel came to Central City Value in 10th grade, seeking greater diversity, new opportunities, and a more academically challenging environment.
Dr. Terrence Roberts and His Long-Standing Relationship with Value Schools Since our inception and all along the way, many individuals from our wider community have become lasting participants in the mission of Value Schools. Many of these figures found personal resonance in our values and with the students and families we serve.None exemplify this long-term engagement more than Dr. Terrence Roberts, PhD.
A School is More Than A Building: The Legacy of Highlander Folk School Highlander Folk School, in Monteagle Tennessee, reminds us all that a school is not a building; it is the people in the building who teach, inspire, and help envision a better future that defines a school.
Thank You for Your Support in 2020! All of us on the Value Schools We Climb committee are so grateful to those of you who have contributed to our capital campaign, in the past and especially in 2020. Our year-end challenge match was 100% successful, with donations matched dollar for dollar by the Stanford alumni on our boards, Vince Gonzales, Jeff Garcia and Juan Bustamante.
Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! We are fortunate to celebrate the birthday of a great leader today. Last year at this time, students and educators from our four schools participated and marched for Martin Luther King, Jr. We look forward to the day when we can do this again!
A Holiday Thank You to Dr. Pearl Grimes! During this holiday season, Dr. Grimes provided 100 families with a much appreciated holiday bag of groceries in an effort to relieve food insecurity.
Reopening Progress Updates December 16, 2020 The Coronavirus has forced us to adapt to a new lifestyle and rethink new ways to interact. In this update you will receive more data and facts around the Coronavirus, data on our student engagement, connectivity, and nutrition program, and resources you can use for your mental health.
Leadership Starts At the Top As in every successful organization, at Value Schools, leadership starts at the top. Our Board Chair Grant L. Cambridge is a shining example...
Stanford University Alumni Step Up for We Climb Three of our board members have joined forces to magnify your contributions to the We Climb campaign with a $150,000 challenge grant! New contributions will now be matched dollar-for-dollar by new Vice-Chair Vince Gonzales and Jeffrey Garcia of the Value Schools Board of Directors and fellow Stanford University alumnus Juan Bustamante of the Value Schools Foundation Board.
