Each day at Ventana, we see what it looks like when wonder and curiosity are given a place to thrive. We see your children engaged and joyful, collaborating and learning through questioning, exploring, and hands-on opportunities both inside our Reggio-inspired classrooms and across the campus. There is a unique feeling here, a feeling that inspires us every day to grow and offer an amazing learning environment to our students. The Annual Fund makes all of this possible!
THE ANNUAL FUND
As a non-profit organization, philanthropic support is essential for Ventana's financial stability. Tuition makes up approximately 90% of our budget, and the Annual Fund provides the flexible, unrestricted financial support necessary to ensure we continue to fulfill our mission.
ANNUAL FUND IMPACT
Last year's Annual Fund dollars went toward:
A Ventana Education
- Expanding our classroom libraries
- Significantly increasing our playground and sports equipment
- Purchasing class sets of guitars and ukuleles
- Furnishing and updating materials, with a focus on early literacy, math, and STEM, for our preschool classrooms
Teacher Professional Development & Retention
- Responsive Classroom training for 6 elementary teachers
- "Holding the Arts at the Heart," a Reggio-focused workshop about playful inquiry for all preschool teachers
- Orff Intensive training, an internationally recognized approach to teaching music in schools for our music specialist
- Anti-bias, CPR, Second Step (our SEL program), and how to recognize speech/language and optometry issues trainings for all teachers
Flexible Tuition
- Providing 22% of our families with Flexible Tuition awards fulfilling our commitment to increasing the economic diversity of our community and making our program accessible to as many families as possible