Teachers are the heart of the Foundation’s business, as we exist to support them and our students! To show such care, during day two of the VISD Connect Conference held on July 25, all newly hired educators in attendance (160) were awarded a $100 Teacher’s Toolbox...
The VISD Education Foundation is proud to highlight Angel Lucy’s Funeral Home and their profound generosity (estimated at $36,000), which culminated during phase II- the shoe try-on and distribution event held on Saturday, August 5. Phase I – qualification,...
By Robin Harkey Growing up in the country circa 1975-1993 with an antenna and a clear night sky, my much older brothers (he!he!) – the real deal jokesters and masters of shenanigans, and I often enjoyed watching the kind of split-your-gut humor on Saturday Night Live....
By Robin Harkey It wasn’t just another day at the Children’s Discovery Museum. It was more. Not a day but two weeks filled with new campers — and not just any campers, happy campers from VISD who may not otherwise have the opportunity or accommodations — those with...
By Robin Harkey The VISD Education Foundation (VEF) is pleased to announce a new $10,000 scholarship opportunity offered on behalf of DNV, an independent assurance and risk management provider operating in more than 100 countries to deliver energy safely and...
By Robin Harkey Hands-on—inquiry-based—and through trial and error—an engineer uses the design process to “ask, imagine, plan, create, test, and improve” upon a problem or need. This particular way of thinking which methodically examines and provides solutions was...
