Mission
EASE is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to provide funding to support educational opportunities for underprivileged students to attend private schools whose educational pedagogy is to deliver authentic experiences through inquiry and project-based learning.
Vision
Provide opportunities for all learners to have access to high quality, authentic, project-based learning experiences.
Criteria for Participation
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Participating schools must support students through the process of inquiry and project-based learning by facilitating authentic projects that involve accessing information; analyzing and synthesizing data; and adapting information to put it to use in real-world applications.
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Participating schools must demonstrate that they support
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social and emotional learning
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empathy
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digital citizenship
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collaboration
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creativity
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complex problem solving
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critical thinking
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active service learning
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sound judgment and decision making
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cognitive flexibility
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active listening
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effective communication
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Participating schools must support diversity within their schools by
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demonstrating concerted efforts to reach a diverse population of students and staff
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have a written diversity statement
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promote diversity through their education model
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Participating schools must contribute at least 25% of matching scholarship funds provided by EASE
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Participating schools must demonstrate financial need of potential scholarship recipients through a recognized third-party verification system.
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Participating schools must have an active committee that provides student scholarship criteria and data to the EASE board.
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Participating schools must send representation to apply, in person, before the EASE board. School representation must include:
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Founder or head of school
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A staff member or school representative whose main responsibility is to handle school finances
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Chapter Schools
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Dual Missions, A Singular Purpose
Why We Do It
Your School
provides a premier project- and inquiry-based education
How We Achieve It
Your EASE Chapter
increases access through scholarship fundraising efforts
Each EASE Chapter board's fiduciary duty is to the non-profit’s chapter they are serving. Their role is not to govern the partner school, oversee its day-to-day operations, or direct its curriculum. That is the vital work of the Head of School and the school's own leadership.
The role of each EASE Chapter board member is to be:
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the school's most powerful champion and its engine of access.
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the partner who empowers the school to build a diverse, vibrant community.
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the advocate who ensures that the promise of high quality, authentic, project-based learning is available not just to those who can afford it, but to every qualified child with the potential to thrive and contribute to society because of it.