Trip to Gold Rush discovery site engages Prestwood students

Click the link below to read the fifth article in our ongoing series in the Sonoma Index-Tribune about Classroom Grants that you made possible:  The trip was made possible through a $2,000 Classroom Grant from the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation. Roberts said that the teachers applied for the grant to help reduce the cost for Prestwood families. “Outdoor education can be very expensive,” she said. “Our trip to Coloma can be anywhere from $200 to $300 per student.” Classroom grants for field trip have been in exceptionally high demand. “Since August, we have approved 71 Classroom Grant requests — and over one-third of them have been for field trips,” said Gail Chadwin, the foundation’s director of development. “We hear from teachers that many local families cannot afford to pay for these field trips out of pocket.”

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