Supporting IslandWood
IslandWood needs your help to provide enriching educational experiences for children through our education programs. Your support either by making a gift, participating in a fundraising event or volunteering will help us continue to serve more than 3,000 students and teachers through our School Overnight Program each year.
Students in our four-day School Overnight Programs experience the outdoors and our state-of-the-art facilities through a curriculum that integrates science, technology, and the arts. Students learn to inquire, problem-solve, and collaborate while deepening their care for each other and the natural environment.
The tuition for a student to attend the program is approximately $228, but the actual cost is more than twice that amount. Contributions help support this program by covering "the Gap" between the tuition and the actual cost. Additionally, IslandWood offers scholarships to reduce tuition costs for schools with students in need of financial assistance. More than half of our students during this school year will come from low-income homes, and the schools they attend are in need of support from IslandWood in order to participate in the program. In many cases, the schools we serve have a very high percentage of children who are eligible for free and reduced-cost lunches. Students in these schools have little if any access to an outdoor education experience because of limited economic resources. We simply could not provide the assistance they need without your support!
Together, we are creating unprecedented opportunities for our region's children and teachers. As a model for discovery-based learning and education, IslandWood provides teachers with the tools they need to succeed, and inspires children with educational experiences they will remember forever.
Thank you for your support!
