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OUR 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 STATEMENT

Provide opportunities for all learners have access to high quality, authentic, project-based learning experiences.

CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

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.
demonstrate that they support...
- social and emotional learning.
- empathy.
- digital citizenship.
- collaboration.
- creativity.
- complex problem solving.
- critical thinking.
- active service learning.
- sound judgment and decision making.
- cognitive flexibility.
- active listening.
- effective communication.
support diversity within their schools by...
- demonstrating concerted efforts to reach a diverse population of students and staff .
- having a written diversity statement.
- promoting diversity through their educational model.
form its own fundraising committee, responsible for all fundraising initiatives.
contribute at least 25% of matching scholarship funds provided by EASE.
demonstrate financial need of potential scholarship recipients through a recognized third-party verification system such as SSS (Student Support Services).
have an active committee that provide student scholarship criteria and data to the EASE board.
send representation to apply, in person, before the EASE board. School representation must include:
- Founder or Head of School and
- a staff member or school representative whose main responsibility is to handle school finances.