Community Giving
Our Community Giving campaigns offer equitable opportunities for everyone to participate in supporting our schools.
Community Giving
Our Community Giving campaigns offer equitable opportunities for everyone to participate in supporting our schools.
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Government Funding
- Core staff
- Basic technology
- Support for English Learners, Special Education & Specialized Programs
- Common Core Curriculum (English, History, Math)
- Basic facilities
Community Giving
- Enriched Education – Music, Art, Spanish, PE
- Innovative Teaching – Project Based Learning
- Smaller Student-to-Teacher ratios
- Student Centered – Mindfulness; Social & Emotional Learning; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & Belonging
Core Academics
Our students possess deep critical thinking and cognitive skills through project-based learning, rigorous academics and staff development.
Social Emotional
Development
Our learners develop empathy, self-efficacy and collaboration skills through mindfulness and self regulation activities that support their holistic development.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our students are prepared to thrive in our diverse society and in a global economy while respecting and celebrating our differences.
Community Giving Campaign
Our schools reach out to our community members to raises funds throughout the year to support our operating budget. We call this type of fundraising Community Giving. Instead of making multiple small requests for funds throughout the school year, we intentionally hold three larger giving opportunities. These Community Giving campaigns are designed to give CWC families, extended friends and family, and our greater community the opportunity to invest in our students educational experience. These events ask for support in different ways and provide fun, equitable opportunities for everyone to participate. 100% of funding raised through Community Giving stays at the schools to support a student’s education.
Annual Family Give
Timing: Fall
The Annual Family Give is our biggest fundraiser of the year. AFG is primarily geared towards our internal families to make one-time or recurring monthly donations throughout the school year. We additionally welcome donations from external family members (grandparents, aunts, uncles, family friends, etc.) and employer matching gifts.
Thons
Timing: Spring
Our Thon events are fun student-centered fundraisers in which all of our students walk, run, or move in their own way with the support of the entire community. This is a peer-to-peer fundraiser where each student has their own fundraising page and can invite friends and family to donate to their individual fundraising page to support their CWC school. The campaign culminates in a lively in-school event where students move their bodies outside to music and cheering from family and staff – it’s a great community event!
Spring Celebrations
Timing: Late Spring
Each spring, our schools host signature celebrations that reflect the unique identity, traditions, and spirit of their communities. These joyful events bring together students, families, educators, community partners, and supporters to celebrate the creativity, diversity, and sense of belonging that make each CWC LA school unique. Many of these events are centered around themes or values that inspire our school communities—from Pride celebrations, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to Black Excellence showcases, Science Fairs, Kids Rock musical performances, and World Fairs.
How does Community Giving support our organizational budget?
Below is a sample of how funds raised get spent in our budget across different areas.
40%
A holistic education
Music, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Spanish
2%
Family Workshops
Caregiver education on mindfulness, DEIB, parenting and child-brain development
25%
Innovative teaching
Specialized staff professional development and teacher coaching
18%
Smaller teacher-to-student ratios
A portion of Teaching Associates’ salaries
15%
Inquiry units that reflect current affairs and student interests
Books, curricula and materials to support project-based learning
