Education

Everyone’s life, regardless of age, can be enriched by quality education. Preschool children need to be ready to learn. Children need a broad education in the basics but also in areas that will inspire them to a lifetime of learning. And our schools need quality teachers to teach quality education.

Your gift to the Foundation’s General Scholarship Fund will help support San Juan Island high school graduates and adult residents to further their education. Recipients of a General Scholarship award must: show a commitment to scholastic achievement, show the ability to successfully complete their program with excellence and in a timely manner and, demonstrate financial [...]

The Culinary Arts program needs text books that represent what is currently taught. Current textbooks are old. This is a one-time expenditure. Funding for consumables is provided through student fees and the Culinary Arts budget. Money from the sale of baked goods and other products is used to purchase more ingredients and supplies.

The San Juan Pilots Association has established the John Volk Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Community Foundation to provide financial assistance to students pursuing a career in aviation related field.

The SJCIF Music Fund was endowed by the founders of the former Friday Harbor Jazz Festival for use in the continuing support of the Friday Harbor Schools music educational programs.

The SJCIF Career Training Scholarship program provides scholarship and program awards for education and certifications for those pursuing a career path outside of a traditional, four-year college curriculum.

The Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy program provides in-classroom teaching about the role, benefits and personal satisfaction derived from personal giving. The Fund provides an opportunity for local students to evaluate, select and grant money to a public cause of their own choosing.