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2022-2023 Grant Recipients

Westerra began the School Grant Program over a decade ago and has proudly given more than $550,000 to more than 1,000 Denver-metro area school programs. The Westerra Credit Union School Grant Program strives to enhance students’ learning experiences by providing monetary awards for items like art supplies, sports fees and equipment, after school programs, classroom materials or other programs teachers and schools determine most beneficial.

The following schools received grants from Westerra Credit Union:

27J

Prairie View Middle School- Supplies for Prairie School Middle School learners to participate in student-led book clubs focusing on increasing student engagement in reading, learning and improving comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Adams Twelve Five Star Schools

STEM Launch- Funding for 3D printer to integrated into our STEM curriculum, allowing students the opportunity to create prototypes, conduct experiments, and develop problem-solving skills, aligning with the 21st-century skills needed for future careers.

Westlake Middle School- Funding for Basket Weaving Club Basket Weaving Club, where students experience a safe space to relax and turn off their thoughts while keeping their fingers busy and their brains active.

Aurora Public Schools

Fulton Academy of Excellence- Literature for students and safe space to keep student materials; Calm corner supplies and positive reinforcement items.

Lotus School for Excellence- Molecular Model Kits for Science/ STEM Education

Boulder Valley School District

Aspen Creek K-8- Funding for adapted curriculum that will provide specific materials that meet grade level standards at a level appropriate for students.

Centaurus High School- Reading materials to support Spanish Language Arts students and conduct an in-depth novel study.

Cherry Creek School District

Indian Ridge Elementary School- STEM Activities Supplies

Laredo Middle School- Cooking tools and materials

Village East Community Elementary School- Math books; math manipulatives and game tools.

Colorado Charter School Institute

High Point Academy Charter- Purchase of books in English as well as other native languages for students, ensure every child has a book that is in their native language in order to promote literacy.

Denver Public School District

Creativity Challenge Community- Purchase new instruments to support music program.

Barnum Elementary- Pizza and raffle prizes to support social emotional learning.

CEC Early College of Denver- Career Student Teacher Art Supplies for Student Leadership

College View Elementary School- Purchase new instruments to support music program.

Denison Montessori- Materials to create community outdoor sculptures for school gardens

DC 21 High School- Curriculum to engage our students in African American Literature, Native American Literature and Hispanic American Literature.

Doull Elementary School- Access to Reflex Math to bolster student mathematical skills.

DSST Conservatory Green Middle School- Purchase of books to assist with student literacy.

Edison Elementary- Flexible seating options to meet the sensory needs

Florence Crittenton High School- Coffee shop start up supplies to support student entrepreneurship

Goldrick Elementary- Supplies for speech pathology classes to help with social, sensory and emotional behaviors.

Isabella Bird Community School- Noetic Learning Math Contest entrance fees for students not otherwise able to attend.

Manual High School- Math subscriptions students

Maxwell Elementary School- Codable Robots to support student development and application in STEM Education.

McGlone Academy- Art Student Leadership Entrepreneurs: Funds will purchase supplies to bring the kiln to completion and be fully functional for students.

Montclair Elementary School- Indoor slack line to promote teambuilding through physical education.

Morey Middle School- Projector for school library to engage students in leadership development opportunities via student community planning groups, student council and school equity initiatives.

Northfield High School-Science supplies to support student STEM programming.

Oakland Elementary- Multisensory kits for classrooms. Resources for safe spaces.

Park Hill Elementary- Funds access to online resources and testing to bolster student literacy skills.

Summit Academy- Hands-on learning tools, writing center materials, journals, fidgets, focus supports, and manipulatives for the special education classrooms, writing center and mental health team.

West High School- Art supplies to support Multicultural/ Diversity Education; I-Pads to enhance math and bilingual education.

Douglas County School District

Chaparral High School- Sewing Supplies for Fashion Design courses; Paint to support interior design students for hands-on projects.

Cimarron Middle School - Chicken Feed, chicken coop bedding, chicken coop repairs, egg cartons to support Animal Husbandry programming.

Global Village Academy - Musical Instruments for a brand new music department for its inaugural year.

Mesa Middle School- Camera cases, travel journals, colored pencil kits, insect observation kits to support social emotional learning.

Mountain View Primary School- Decodable Reading Books to support special education.

Mountain Vista High School- Materials to start a new Coding Club to support student leadership.

Pine Lane Elementary- Robotics to integrate story-telling and problem-solving for STEM.

Pioneer Elementary School- Makey Makey Invention Kits to design interactive projects like games, musical instruments, and art installations, nurturing creativity and teamwork in students.

Sage Canyon Elementary- Supplies to support social emotional learning through art.

Jefferson County School District

Bear Creek High School- Purchase of incentive supplies to encourage attendance.

Bell Middle School- Materials for SEL related school activities to build community & anti-violence work

Carmody Middle SchoolJefferson County School District-Circuit Maker 3 + Essentials Materials Bundle to support journalism and broadcasting courses; Outdoor Education materials to allow students to practice their wilderness first aid and archery in the field with the appropriate materials; Young Adult Books that are translated into Vietnamese and Spanish to support student literacy.

Columbine High School- Readers for Spanish and French students to enhance language studies.

Dakota Ridge High School- Student attendance feed for hands-on training in the areas of construction, automotive, health and technology. Students earn Industry Certifications that help them get internships during their second semester of their senior year.

Deer Creek Middle School- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Incentives and tickets to support student behavior and learning.

Dennison Elementary School- Informational Text Read Alongs

D'Evelyn Junior/ Senior High School- Advanced Placement Music Theory textbook and workbooks to support student involvement in the arts.

Dutch Creek Elementary- Orienteering and puzzle kits to gain knowledge in how to use a compass and problem solve, thereby enhancing student life skills.

Evergreen Senior High School- Desks to support positive behavior interventions and student behavior.

Hackberry Hill Elementary School- Resources to create "Calm Corners" in every classroom; Costume supplies for Matilda Jr. for the after-school theater program.

Jefferson High School- Uniforms for wrestling team in school where 90% of students are on free and reduced lunch.

Jefferson County Open School- Supplies for student trips and outdoor education in the form of hands-on learning: GPS and satellite communicator for remote communication and emergencies; Outdoor and recess materials including obstacle course items to promote learning through physical activity.

Kendrick Lakes Elementary- Supplies for Makerspace: craft and art supplies, building/engineering tools, books that support STEM and projects students are building in makerspace.

Kendallvue Elementary- Access to curriculum and resources from the Art of Education University for art students.

Lakewood High School- Special education programming to attend STEM day. Students learn math and science skills in a non-conventional way that creates a fun and enjoyable learning experience for students who typically struggle to learn in a traditional setting.

Lasley Elementary School- Dual Language Literacy materials to support literacy in ESL students.

Lincoln Academy Charter School - Materials to support literacy skills for special education.

Long View High School- Purchase of student microscopes to support STEM classes.

The Manning School- Subscription to Reading A-Z, fidgets, student planners to enhance learning is Special Education students.

McLain Community High School LIVE Team- Flexbile seating Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports/ Student Behavior. Mitchell Elementary- Literacy intervention materials to support literacy in students.

Outdoor Lab- Materials and Supplies for Outdoor Lab Volunteer Workdays to support student leadership.

Pomona High School- Mathematics supplies for students who families cannot otherwise afford them. Students are impacted if parents are not able to afford to purchase a calculator for their student; Supplies for learning through the arts via piano lab.

Prospect Valley Elementary School- Materials for Positive Behavior Interventions Support (PBIS).

Secrest- Materials and resources that fund social emotional learning and staff health and wellness.

Shelton Elementary School- Play-Based Learning Kits with a Science Focus. Through play, learners discover, create, develop ideas, collaborate, assign roles, negotiate rules and decide when to make changes. The goal is to use the grant to support student exploration of science concepts through purposeful play-based learning kits.

Sobesky Academy- Purchase of multi-media tools for exploring diversity through books, music, movies.

Summit Ridge Middle School- Garden supplies to support student learning and school garden; Reading accessible materials for these students to grow their reading skills and be successful in language and literature classes.

Swanson Elementary- Comfortable seating, rugs, privacy screen, calming tools to support positive behavior interventions Wayne Carle middle school- Purchase of behavior incentives and prizes to create a positive climate and culture for our students.

West Jefferson Middle School- Current Events Magazine subscription to support student learning in social studies.

Littleton Public Schools

Littleton High School- Funding to be able to empower young minds via uniforms, events and planning; Healthy snack choices for students before and after their after-school extra-curricular activities.

Mark Hopkins Elementary School- Supplies to benefit students as they create bridges, catapults and electric toothbrush-powered robots through hands-on learning.

Mapleton Public Schools

Achieve Academy- Supplies for bilingual students from a diverse background to study fossils and dinosaurs through the Expeditionary learning experience.

School District 49

Goal High School- Online math learning materials to support students with learning valuable math concepts at their own pace.

2021-2022 Grant Recipients

Westerra began the School Grant Program over a decade ago and has proudly given more than $500,000 to more than 1,000 Denver-metro area school programs. The Westerra Credit Union School Grant Program strives to enhance students’ learning experiences by providing monetary awards for items like art supplies, sports fees and equipment, after school programs, classroom materials or other programs teachers and schools determine most beneficial.

The following schools received grants from Westerra Credit Union:

27J School District

  • Prairie View Middle School - Support for WEB curricula and materials to build leadership skills for 60 student WEB leaders

  • Padilla Elementary School - Supplies to support student entrepreneurship through gardening

Adams 12

  • Thornton High School - Supporting students in athletic programs to participate in recreation opportunities

Aurora Public Schools

  • Mrachek Middle School - Career connections for students where students will apply classroom lessons in a real world environment

  • Aurora College Prep Academy - Multilingual service learning project for students to provide translation services to the community

  • Kenton Elementary school - Book Buddy bags for students who need an explicit and individualized approach to learning how to read

  • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE Department) Educational Service - Support for SAT meetings to encourage empathy and build outside-the-box leadership skills for multicultural leaners and their families

Denver Public Schools

  • Sabin World Elementary - Dyslexia testing kits for disability determination and more specific/precise informed specialized instruction

  • Barnum Elementary - Incentive program to increase student attendance

  • Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy - Art infusion for special education classes to encourage school engagement

  • West High School - Outdoor education programs for at-risk students

  • Kaiser Elementary - Support for Autism rooms for classroom inclusion

  • College View Elementary - Sheet music for beginner piano and violin students

  • Merrill Middle School - Live theatre attendance to coincide with reading “To Kill a Mockingbird”

  • Omar D. Blair Charter School - Sensory materials is vital to engage young learners within the Title 1 school

  • Denver South High School - Supplying 11 classrooms with terrariums and plants to over 900 students

  • Denver North High School - Student incentives for recognition, attendance and grades improvement

  • Centennial Elementary - Phonics textbooks for students to practice reading

  • Oakland Elementary - Equitable spaces where students can have the tools they need to regulate and be ready to learn and thrive to support their social-emotional needs and behavior

  • West High School - Supplies to create narrative pottery that describes their relationship with food from a cultural identity lens to help us connect to one another's family traditions, personal food tastes and experiences around food

  • East High School - Woodworking supplies for students to create homemade projects

  • East High School - Reading supplies for AVID students to encourage insightful conversations about complex texts

  • Mathematics & Science Leadership Academy - Materials to encourage independent guitar practice

  • DSST Conservatory Green Middle School - Materials to support stronger lesson construction

  • East High School - Funding for online SIE exam prep courses to seniors at East High School

  • Edison Elementary School - Support for Vocabulary A-Z program to focus on phonics development, spelling, vocabulary, and sight word recognition for the 4th-grade students

  • Denver Justice High School - Books purchases for student-nominated titles that represent the student body

  • Stedman Elementary School - Supplies to make technology accessible to all students and teachers

Douglas County Schools

  • Cherokee Trail Project - Art supplies for sixth-graders to Each year, I work with 6th grade classes to design and create a permanent legacy art project

  • Sage Canyon Elementary - Art supplies for students to express themselves through art with new, updated supplies

  • Highlands Ranch High School - Materials for student light box project through the the Engineering Design and Development (EDD) PLTW Course

  • Frontier Valley - Supplies for the sensory needs of students that need movement while sitting

  • Pine Lane Elementary - Hydroponic plant supplies to encourage students to take action against global hunger

  • Cimarron Middle School - Consumer Family Studies supplies for students to learn to apply a "Farm to Table" concept

  • Wildcat Mountain Elementary - Sheet music to provide a vehicle for our students to collaborate and perform for their peers and families

  • Heritage Elementary School - Supplies to support classroom art

  • Mountain Vista High School - Certification exams for students using Unity game design software

  • Chaparral High School - Supplies for Interior Design courses to refurbish school

  • Castle Rock Middle School - Support for student "Every Choices" articles which adds to classroom discussions and daily activities with videos and activity sheets that come with every article

  • Sedalia Elementary - Funds for Learning Ally, speech-to-text app that provides students with text at the student's grade level

  • Pine Lane Elementary - Hydroponic supplies for a self-contained classroom Tower Garden for units where students learn entrepreneurial and philanthropic skills embedded in their daily learning

  • Ponderosa High School - Theatre lighting supplies to support school stage projects

Englewood Public Schools

  • Charles Hay World School - Tower garden materials to bring sustainability lessons to life and teach students about gardening

Huerfano Re-1 School District

  • Peakview School - Supplies to support STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) to support critical thinking in students

Jefferson County School District

  • Manning School of Academics and Arts - Library books for special education students who will have access to books at their reading level

  • Brady High School - Materials for a gardening program where all students across subjects can use the garden and greenhouse for hands-on, relevant learning that students will use to help them and their families live healthier lives

  • Compass Montessori - Sensory-integrated material for students impacted by the pandemic who lack social skills

  • Foothills Elementary - Materials for students with math IEPs that will increase their number sense and place value understanding

  • Sobesky Academy - Meal supplies for multicultural immersions, including cooking, and planning recipes and menu

  • Coal Creek Canyon K-8 - Flexible seating for students to be able to have a choice in how they learn

  • Fairmount Elementary - Intervention materials for students on IEPs who have speech-language disorders

  • Hackberry Hill Elementary - Incentive supplies for Tier 2 intervention for children who require behavior support

  • Bear Creek High School - Materials for local author meet-and-greets for students at the library

  • Kendrick Lakes Elementary School - Relevant library books to serve students of the school and increase interest in literacy

  • Dutch Creek Elementary School Jefferson - Physical education supplies for students to practice skills, problem solve, meet PE standards, and grade level outcomes

  • Deer Creek Middle School - Materials for STEM/PBL projects where students learn science by doing science and engineering

  • Jefferson County Open School - Cozy corner supplies for students with autism and sensory disorders

  • Green Gables Elementary - Financial literacy immersion for third-graders setup up a mini business

  • Bell Middle School - Supplies for Positive Behavior Intervention Support program incentives

  • Jeffco Virtual Academy - Behavioral reinforcement materials students can earn for doing the right thing, being engaged, and following the "Otter Grid” (being "O"rganized, demonstrating "T"eamwork, being "T"trustworthy, "E"engaging, and being "R"esponsible”)

  • Conifer High School - Supplies to aid students in earning the Certified SolidWorks Additive Manufacturing Certificate

  • Lukas Elementary - Sensory supplies to support Lukas Elementary’ s newly-opened Autism Center

  • Deer Creek Middle School - Supplies to support model restaurants to teach students about a variety of life skills such as money skills, ordering, serving customers, following multiple-step directions and advocating for themselves

  • Sierra Elementary - Purchase culturally responsive books for our third-grade team

  • Governor's Ranch Elementary - Sensory movement items to benefit students who are unable to fully regulate sensory systems without support

  • Shelton Elementary - Supplies for students to build, test, program and present their inventions through STEM

  • Dakota Ridge - Transportation to help students explore different career paths and create opportunities for hands-on learning

  • Alameda International Junior/Senior High School - Tools for students with Dyslexia to access written text in a variety of settings

  • West Woods Elementary - Curriculum to support students that need targeted social emotional interventions

  • Leawood Elementary School - Materials to support creative thinking and problem solving using the Clixo

  • Cherrelyn Elementary School - Development of a community garden for our 210+ students, families, and community members to learn from and enjoy

Fall 2021 Grant Recipients

The following schools received grants from Westerra Credit Union:

27J Schools

  • Brighton High School - Classroom garden and gardening enrichment for students

  • Henderson Elementary - Art supplies for art therapy sessions

  • Prairie View Middle School - Materials for Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) students

  • Prairie View High School - Indoor gardening materials for ProStart students who earn college credit, meet graduation requirements and often go on to join the professional culinary workforce

Denver Public Schools

  • Asbury Elementary - Laptop replacement chargers for otherwise inoperable equipment

  • Beach Court Elementary - Music and art materials used in arts after-school enrichment program

  • College View Elementary - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion materials to support the arts and music program

  • Denver Public Schools Garden of Youth - Supplies for students to plant, maintain and harvest produce over the summer at eight school sites

  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College Middle School - Indoor garden to show students the benefits of sustainable farming

  • Eagleton Elementary - Parents/student math night where students receive bags based on the Math Work Place (game) that each grade level plays with students

  • Kepner Beacon Middle School - Cozy Corner safe classroom space for students experiencing anxiety or depression

  • The Manning School - Vocabulary.com to impact students' vocabulary acquisition and overall excitement for vocabulary

  • McMeen Elementary - Cozy Corners/Safe Spaces for all classrooms

  • Oakland Elementary - Cozy Corners/Safe Spaces for all classrooms

  • West High School - Supplies to create action figures that help students relate to their racial heritage and identity

Douglas County Schools

  • Chaparral High School - Anatomical models of the human head, kidney, and lungs year after year to enhance learning and dissections in the classroom

  • Iron Horse Elementary - Take Space/Cozy Corners/Safe Places in classrooms for students with anxiety or depression

  • Mesa Middle School - Cozy Corners/Safe Spaces for classrooms

  • Northridge Elementary School - Cozy Corner safe classroom space for students experiencing anxiety or depression

  • Rock Canyon High School - MinIon sequencer kit to facilitate current research project, as well as future sequencing projects within biotechnology program

  • Sedalia Elementary - Learning Ally speech-to-text app that provides students with text at the student’s grade level

  • Summit View Elementary - Equipment for Fun Fitness Friday — all classes go outside and are active for the first 30 minutes of every Friday

Jeffco Schools

  • Brady Exploration School - Plants and planting supplies for school greenhouse and garden for students to learn how to grow, propagate, care for, and sell houseplants and garden plants

  • Deer Creek Middle School - Creation of a coffee cart business for the Significant Needs program to incentivize students to support kindness, community and positive actions for others and/or the school

  • Dakota Ridge High School - Modernizing and upgrading library collection to reach today's student readers

  • Devinny Elementary - Cozy Corner safe classroom space for students experiencing anxiety or depression

  • Drake Middle School - Replacement violin bows for otherwise unplayable instruments

  • Campbell Elementary - Books to support Social Emotional Learning curriculum and diversity to better represent student population

  • Connections Learning Center - School supplies to students experiencing truancy, expulsion, repeated suspensions — and for those in Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)

  • Elk Creek Elementary - Replenishing recess activity bins

  • Fletcher Miller Special School - Public Address (PA) system for students with special needs, including those with hearing loss

  • Foster Dual Language PK-8 - Recess equipment for students

  • Golden High School - Machine and paper to create stickers and decals designed by students — they will print and cut their own designs, and accept clients from other school groups, clubs, classes and organizations

  • Green Mountain High School - Assist students who are working in AMPED (Algebra, Manufacturing, Entrepreneurship and Production) to apply algebra skills while running the school’s Printing and Gear Shop

  • Hackberry Hill Elementary - Cozy Corner safe classroom space for students experiencing anxiety or depression

  • Jefferson Academy - Supplies for Human Anatomy and Physiology classes

  • Jefferson County Public Schools - Therapeutic special services supplies to teach social learning, social language, social problem solving and communication

  • Jefferson County Public Schools - Testing platforms for students with a suspected disability of Autism Spectrum Disorders and language disorders

  • Jefferson County Public Schools Student Engagement Office - Snacks for students who are struggling with chronic absenteeism or who are at-risk of, or have dropped out of, school

  • Lakewood High School - School supplies for students in the 9th grade ACE program

  • Lawrence Elementary - Take-home books gifted to low-income students

  • Little Elementary - Spark program to increase physical movement curriculum for positive breaks

  • McLain Community High School - Heat press for school business program that runs the spirit store and provides merchandise for all students and staff, helping students learn how to run a business from the ground up

  • Montessori Peaks Academy - After-school programs to sponsor underprivileged students who are unable to afford to attend their desired enrichment activities due to financial difficulties

  • Moore Middle School - Supports the Gender and Sexuality Alliance Club, created for students to have a place where they feel safe and where they belong

  • Oberon Middle School - Helps fund a variety of Proactive Community Building Circles hosted by teachers

  • Peck Elementary - Cozy Corner safe classroom space for students experiencing anxiety or depression

  • South Lakewood Elementary - Community garden where students will be able to learn in an outdoor classroom, and will apply STEAM learning with science, technology, engineering, arts and math

  • Summit Ridge Middle School - Team building activities to improve relationships between teachers and students

  • Stott Elementary - "Take Home Book Bags" for every student in kindergarten through second grade

  • Stott Elementary - Materials and technology for Tinker (STEM) Lab

  • Welchester Elementary - Story Champs Program to strengthen academic language through storytelling

  • Wheat Ridge High School - Emergency buckets for every classroom with essential items for students in a lock-down situation

  • Wheat Ridge High School - Materials for Special Education team speech/language therapy

Spring 2021 Grant Recipients

Westerra has awarded 47 grants for the unique Spring 2021 school year, for extremely valuable and worthwhile causes. Thank you for your entries. We are honored to support our schools in helping students work toward academic and personal success. The following schools received grants from Westerra Credit Union:

Denver Public Schools

  • Asbury Elementary - New charging cords and cables for technology equipment

  • Bryant Webster Dual Language School - New Social-Emotional Learning resources

  • CMS Community School - Build a studio space where young artists can begin to explore and develop their creativity

  • Denver Green School - Sealable compost bins for classrooms to learn the science behind composting

  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College Middle School - Purchase robotics equipment and pay robotics tournament fees

  • Ellis Elementary School - Resources to accelerate reading intervention K-3 students 

  • Goldrick Elementary - Create Art on the Go tubs for Kindergartens to have the same resources at school, and remote

  • Isabella Bird Community School - Books and tools to support emotional regulation

  • Kaiser Elementary - Virtual learning activity materials

  • Marie L. Greenwood - Equipment for middle school sports

  • McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School - Purchase a multi-grade phonic awareness curriculum and decodable books

  • Morey Middle School - Art supplies for a clay/ceramics program

  • Northeast Early College - Create a school garden with multiple department uses in soil improvement, food production and engineering

  • Northfield High School - Build out the visual arts department with DSLR cameras 

  • Skinner Middle School - Build ADA accessible raised garden beds and purchase a scale to record the weight of all items from the garden that are donated to the local food bank

  • Slater Elementary School - Purchase gardening equipment for our community garden  

  • Stedman Elementary School - Purchase technology adapters and cords

  • Odyssey School of Denver - Build a sustainable garden to promote pollinator health and to provide healthy food to families in need

  • Thomas Jefferson High School - Funds will be used to reinvigorate the garden to support summer job skill development programming 

Douglas County Schools

  • Arrowwood Elementary - Supplies for our vegetable learning garden and pumpkin patch

  • Clear Sky Elementary - Recess equipment

  • Flagstone Elementary School - Fix broken instruments, provide new music and curriculum

  • Franktown Elementary - Create literacy packs to support early and struggling learners 

  • Heritage Elementary - Create legacy tiles for 6th grade art to be permanently displayed at the school

  • Pine Lane Elementary - Supplies needed for Why Try, a social-emotional learning curriculum

  • Renaissance Expeditionary Magnet School - Supplies to support the Performing Arts, Visual Arts, and PE programs 

  • Rock Ridge Elementary - Consumable student workbooks that go with the Language! Intervention curriculum 4th Edition

  • Sage Canyon Elementary - Supplies to enrich the art program 

Jeffco Schools

  • Arvada High School - Update school library to include music that is more representative of diverse artists

  • Carmody Middle School - Start Book Clubs centered around bridging the diversity gap

  • Chatfield Senior High - Develop restaurant skills for special needs students

  • Elk Creek Elementary - Headsets for students

  • Everitt Middle School - Crime scene kits to allow students to go through the process of many crime investigation techniques 

  • Foster Dual Language PK-8 - Start a student broadcasting platform to highlight school events 

  • Fremont Elementary School - Create a Makerspace/STEM Lab in our school library

  • Governor's Ranch Elementary - Purchase items for Breakout Boxes to enhance STEM learning

  • Jefferson County Open School - Add a more diverse selection of books to update our classroom libraries 

  • Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School - Attendance incentives

  • Kendallvue Elementary - Art supplies to support all grades

  • Molholm Elementary School - Purchase the BrainBall System for the physical education department

  • Parmalee Elementary - School garden/outdoor learning lab

  • Ryan Elementary - Purchase diversity and inclusion books for our school library

  • Shelton Elementary School - Create STEM kits to make science curriculum connections through literature 

  • Thomson Elementary - Magnetic phonics tiles will provide explicit support with spelling instruction for all students

  • Summit Ridge Middle School - Learning Breaks activity kits

  • The Summit Academy South - Build a seed-to-table program

  • Warder Elementary School - Decodable texts for independent and small group reading

2020-2021 Grant Recipients

Westerra has awarded 98 grants for the 2020-2021 school year for extremely valuable and worthwhile causes. We are honored to support our schools in helping students work toward academic and personal success. The following schools received grants from Westerra Credit Union:

Aurora Public Schools   

  • East Middle School - Adding "Little Free Libraries" around four schools

  • Exceptional Student Services - Preschool toys/games that target academic skills parents can use remotely

  • Gateway High School - Electronic sheet music for band and orchestra students

Cherry Creek Schools                   

  • Ponderosa Elementary - Family Literacy Nights

Denver Public Schools

  • Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE8 - Natural play accessories for the playground

  • Cory Elementary - Microphones to help teachers project their voices

  • Denver Discovery School - Equipment and uniforms for a Drumline Band

  • Eagleton Elementary - Positive behavior and parent engagement incentives

  • Farrell B Howell ECE8 - Pay to play sport fees and equipment

  • Florence Crittenton High School - Parenting education program materials

  • Florida Pitt Waller K-8 - Pay to play sports fees

  • Hamilton Middle School - Sports uniforms, pay to play fees

  • Isabella Bird Community School - Headphones for remote learning

  • John Amesse Elementary - Fire 7 tablet

  • John F Kennedy High School - PE equipment for students with disabilities

  • Lincoln Elementary - Culturally responsive books for the library

  • Marie L. Greenwood Academy - Headphones for in-person and remote learning

  • Maxwell Elementary - Renovate the school garden with perennial fruit and vegetable plants

  • McAuliffe Manual Middle School - Pay to play sports fees

  • McGlone Academy - Sports equipment for recess and pay to play sports fees

  • McKinleyThatcher Elementary - Access to Unique Learning System for students with disabilities

  • McMeen Elementary - Social emotional anti-bully prevention curriculum

  • PREP Academy - Thanksgiving basket drive for students 

  • Samuels Elementary - Culturally responsive library books

  • Slavens Elementary - Pay to play sports fees and medical equipment

  • Southmoor Elementary - Curriculum supplies for gifted/talented students

  • Stedman Elementary - Safety and health resources for safe in-person learning

  • STRIVE Prep RISE - New basketballs for boys and girls sports programs

  • STRIVE Prep SMART - Storage units for the school resource room

  • STRIVE Prep Westwood - Whiteboards and dry erase markers for math classes

  • STRIVE Prep Montbello - Science project backpacks for remote learning

  • Summit Academy - Books to support a more culturally responsive library

  • Thomas Jefferson High School - Positive behavior support program

  • West Early College - New culturally responsive titles for the school library

  • William Roberts ECE8 - Recess play equipment

Douglas County Schools

  • DCS Montessori Charter - Global Studies class for middle school students

  • Frontier Valley Elementary - Classroom audio equipment

  • Sedalia Elementary - Online resources for struggling readers

Jeffco Schools

  • Jeffco Schools - Materials that target daily supports for all Jeffco students with autism

  • Addenbrooke Classical Academy - Science simple machine kits for small group activities

  • Allendale Elementary - Art supplies for both in-person and remote students

  • Arvada K8 - Technology equipment for remote learning

  • Bear Creek K8 - Recess play equipment

  • Bell Middle School - Positive behavior incentives

  • Blue Heron Elementary - Headphones for online music class

  • Campbell Elementary - Flexible seating options

  • Collegiate Academy Colorado - Noise cancelling/bluetooth headphones for students with sensory needs

  • Creighton Middle School - Health and safety items for band equipment

  • Dakota Ridge High School - Career Explore prerequisite classes

  • Deer Creek Middle School - New recess equipment

  • Dutch Creek Elementary - Beebots learning robots

  • Emory Elementary - Headphones for students             

  • Evergreen High School - Online vocabulary program

  • Everitt Middle School - Lapel mics for closed captioning software for hearing-impaired students

  • Fairmount Elementary - Recess equipment 

  • Falcon Bluffs Middle School - Writing and sewing supplies for character books

  • Foothills Elementary - Supplies for Science kits

  • Glennon Heights Elementary - Lexia software for reading assistance

  • Green Gables Elementary - Virtual experiences to support class curriculum

  • Green Mountain High School - Video production equipment for announcements

  • Jeffco Virtual Academy - Positive behavior incentives

  • Jefferson Academy Elementary -  Bluetooth speakers and battery powered portable organ for the music department

  • Kendallvue Elementary - Robotics kits to engage students in STEM activities

  • Kendrick Lakes Elementary - Positive behavior incentives

  • Lawrence Elementary - Art supplies for remote students

  • Leawood Elementary - Intervention materials for students behind grade level in reading

  • Lincoln Academy Charter - Reading and writing resources

  • Lukas Elementary - Hands on manipulatives to reinforce math skills

  • Lumberg Elementary - Suicide prevention programming resources

  • Mortensen Elementary - Music suppies, ukuleles and mini pianos

  • Oberon Middle School - Bluetooth headsets to improve instruction communication

  • Parmalee Elementary - PE class equipment

  • Ralston Valley High School - Health and safety items for the band department

  • Rocky Mountain Academy/Evergreen - Hummingbird premium robotic kits for technology curriculum

  • Rocky Mountain Deaf School - STEM resources to support hands-on activities

  • Secrest Elementary - Microphones for teachers

  • Shaffer Elementary - Online math platform with manipulative resources 

  • Shelton Elementary - Microbit and simulations for Science

  • Sheridan Green Elementary - Video equipment to show lessons for in-person and remote learners

  • Sobesky Academy - Reading and writing resources

  • South Lakewood Elementary - Positive Behavior Intervention System

  • Stevens Elementary - STEM/STEAM materials for remote learners

  • Stony Creek Elementary - New speaker system for music department and school gatherings

  • Stott Elementary - Engineering enrichment activities for classrooms

  • Swanson Elementary - Social emotional safety areas with sensory bins

  • The Manning School - Social emotional learning resources

  • Thomson Elementary - Manipulatives for new math program

  • Two Roads Charter School - Headset mics for theatre department

  • Ute Meadows Elementary - Supplies for a multisensory writing program

  • Van Arsdale Elementary - Microphone headsets to wear under masks

  • Vanderhoof Elementary - Positive behavior incentives

  • Vivian Elementary - Two Chromebooks

  • Wayne Carle Middle School - Culturally diverse books

  • West Jeff Middle School - English and Reading resources for students with disabilities

  • West Woods Elementary - Teacher microphones

  • Witt Elementary - Chromebooks

Westminster Public Schools      

  • John E Flynn A Marzano Academy - Math Manipulatives for in-person and remote learning

2019-2020 Grant Recipients

Westerra has awarded 100 grants for the 2019-2020 school year for extremely valuable and worthwhile causes. We are honored to support our schools in helping students work toward academic and personal success. The following schools received grants from Westerra Credit Union:

Aurora Public Schools

  • Aurora West College Prep Academy - Books for the sheltered literacy class

  • Gateway High School - Music instruments

Denver Public Schools

  • Academy 360 - Elective learning materials

  • Asbury Elementary School - Headphones for student use

  • Barnum Elementary - Robotic and LEGO learning sets

  • Bryant Webster Dual Language - Art supplies for the Young Artist Club

  • Cheltenham Elementary - Art supplies, clay, glaze, kiln

  • Cole Arts and Science Academy - Resources for Problem Based Learning space

  • Colfax Elementary School - Outdoor Ramps Exploration set to support engineering skills

  • Denison Montessori - Art supplies to create an outdoor mural depicting the  Montessori tenets of Independence, Creativity and Nutrition

  • Denver Discovery School - Books and supplies for Poetry Presentations

  • Denver East High School - Scholarships for the Marketing DECA Program

  • Denver Green School - Athletic uniforms and equipment

  • Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School - Green house building materials

  • Denver School of the Arts - Reading materials encouraging kids to be bilingual

  • DSST: Montview - Supplies for a hybrid reading and art integration program

  • Escuela Valdez  - Supplies for STEAM buckets to be used during exploration time

  • Florence Crittenton School - Books for new parents and children's books

  • Goldrick Elementary - Recess equipment

  • Grant Beacon Middle School - Athletic equipment, pay to play fees and CPR safety resources

  • Grant Ranch School - Materials for Destination Imagination

  • Green Valley Elementary - Uniforms and hygiene products

  • Gust Elementary School  - Adolescent biology class resources

  • Hallett Academy - Community garden supplies

  • Hamilton Middle School - Sports fee, uniforms, equipment

  • John amesse Elementary - Headphones for audio reading lessons

  • John F Kennedy - PE equipment for adaptive and Unified Sports programs

  • Kepner Beacon Middle School - Ceramics program equipment

  • Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy - Sports fee and equipment

  • Lena Archuleta Elementary - Games and activities for afterschool clubs

  • Marie L. Greenwood Academy - Athletic equipment for middle school sports

  • Math/Science Leadership Academy - Resources to create a Maker's Space for STEM activities

  • McAuliffe International School at Smiley Campus - Athletic fees

  • McGlone Academy - Foundational reading and writing resources

  • Newlon - Lego/robotic STEM kits

  • North High School - Human eye model and skeleton

  • Northeast Early College - Self driving vehicle for Robotics

  • Oakland Elementary - iPad for stopmotion animation videos

  • Place Bridge Academy - Brain Sensing Headbands for meditation and mindfulness

  • Skinner Middle School - Amps for the music program

  • Slavens School - Resources for Photography class and yearbook

  • South High School - AP Literature books

  • Teller Elementary School - Mini society store

  • Thomas Jefferson High School - Reading material for English classes

  • University Park Elementary  - Enrichment program resources

  • West Leadership Academy and West Early College - Sports uniforms and equipment

Douglas County Schools

  • Castle Rock Middle School - iPad and software for STEM projects

  • Cloverleaf Enrichment School - Interactive history curriculum

  • Frontier Valley Elementary - Sensory stations for use with SSN students and their 4th grade buddies

  • Mesa Middle School - Leveled readers for ESL program

  • Northridge Elementary School - Sports equipment to provide activities during wellness breaks

  • Pine Lane Elementary - Binoculars for Scientific classes to observe, explore and record the natural world around them

  • Renaissance Secondary School - Supplemental Spanish curriculum

  • Sagewood Middle School - Recycle bins to reduce the school’s impact on landfills

  • Sedalia Elementary - Learning Alley supplemental reading program for the entire school

  • Soaring Hawk Elementary - Technology equipment for the special needs department

  • Trailblazer Elementary - Recreational activities for students with/without disabilities to use together

Jeffco Schools

  • Arvada High School - Chimes for the music department

  • Arvada West High School - Uniforms for the Sparkle cheerleading program

  • Bear Creek High School - Adaptive furniture for students with Developmental Disabilities

  • Bell Middle School - Science supplies to support the cells to organism unit

  • Belmar School of Integrated Arts - Sound system for community outreach nights

  • Bradford North - STEM development materials

  • Carmody Middle School - Classroom ecosystems; ant farm, terrariums

  • Chatfield Senior High School - Social emotional learning software and workbooks

  • Columbine High School - Binoculars for the school Feeder Watch program

  • Drake Middle School - Materials for family STEAM night

  • Edgewater Elementary - Beebot educational robots

  • Evergreen High School - Tower garden growing system

  • Foothills Elementary - “Opportunity to participate fund” so all kids have access to activities

  • Foster Elementary - Books for monthly reading challenges

  • Gifted/Talented Department - Gifted and Talented resources for under-severed schools

  • Golden High School - Disc golf set for after school and intervention time

  • Green Gables Elementary - Books and auction items to support economic unit "market day"

  • Green Mountain High School - Softball uniforms

  • Hutchinson Elementary - Sound system and STEM project materials

  • Transition Services -Rose Stein - Vocational and life skills curriculum

  • Jefferson County Open School - Books for the school wide Battle of the Books Competition

  • Ken Caryl Middle School - Drumsticks for a cardio drumming program

  • Kendrick Lakes Elementary - STEM projects for 3rd graders

  • Kullerstrand Elementary - Social emotional resources to promote self-regulation

  • Lakewood High School - Theatrical resources; costuming, lighting, scenery

  • Lasley Elementary School - Reading resources

  • Lumberg Expeditionary Elementary - Social emotional learning bench for playground

  • Meiklejohn Elementary - Sensory hallway stickers and resources to reduce student anxiety

  • Parmalee Elementary - Supplies for Day without Hate rocks

  • Patterson International - Books in several languages to increase linguistic diversity

  • Pomona High School - Library table moving sliders and idea paint to support collaboration

  • Rocky Mountain Deaf School - STEM resources

  • Sheridan Green Elementary - Prizes for the positive behavior program Gator Gotcha’s

  • Sobesky Academy - Discovering 9 countries supplies including materials for a totem pole

  • Swanson Elementary School - Social emotional 7 mindsets curriculum

  • The Manning Options School - Science equipment and supplies

  • Thomson Elementary - Social emotional learning resources

  • Warren Tech North - Supplies to teach sports medicine

  • Wayne Carle Middle School - Books for small group engagement

  • West Jefferson Middle School - Games to explore 19th century history

  • Westgate Elementary - Social emotional reading resources

Littleton Public Schools

  • Options Secondary Program - Culturally diverse books

Mapleton Schools

  • York International - Scientific calculators for use in Science class