EFS Blog Posts

The first EVO3 Foundation drone program engaged 7th – 12th grade (middle and high school) students in building, learning about, and completing challenges with drones. The students had a range of experience—some were new to drones and some had built and flown them before. The students practiced soldering on Saturday morning. Later that afternoon they…

Bruce Cameron, author, is most famous for his novel “A Dog’s Purpose,” which spent 19 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and is the basis for the movie starring Dennis Quaid. His favorite topic is dogs. He recently visited Summit Middle School in person to inspire students to write. The excitement was contagious…

“I am very excited to join the Education Foundation of the Summit. I’m honored,” said Laura Lewark, EFS’s newest board member. Laura looks forward to providing another voice for the trades community. “Trades are a great way to make a good living. Not every child is meant to go to college, and that’s OK.” She…

The Education Foundation of the Summit recently hosted its annual Trivia Night and Silent Auction, raising over $10,000 for teachers and students. Proceeds will support programs including the Eileen Finkel Innovative Teacher Grants, which helps teachers implement innovative and creative projects for their students. EFS directors and winning teams recently visited schools to personally give…

Recently Summit middle schoolers had a fun experience that they won’t forget—they met a famous author. Gordon Korman, renowned author, visited Summit Middle School and told the students: I came here because I wanted to talk to you. I really appreciate the opportunity to inspire you as a reader and a writer because your whole…

Tom Lutke is the social studies, bike tech and ski tuning teacher at Summit High School. The programs are part of Summit High’s Career & Technology Education programs and offer hands-on education options for all students. Tom recently received an Eileen Finkel Innovative Teacher Award to add boot molding to his class and took a…

With help from the Eileen Finkel Innovative Teacher Awards, students will be growing vegetables, building virtual worlds, welcoming the zoo to their school, playing with sand and tools while learning STEM, and learning how to custom-mold ski boots. These are just a few examples of teachers’ creative ideas funded by the Education Foundation of the…

We are currently accepting proposals for the Eileen Finkel Innovative Teacher Awards. This year, the program will continue to focus on supporting students, teachers, and families in new learning environments that include a continuum of options ranging from in-person learning in the school building to remote learning at home. Applications are due 11:59pm on Wednesday,…

Congratulations to EFS board member Flor Cruz, who was awarded not only the Full Time Staff Member of the Year for the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Dillon & Breckenridge campus, but also for the entire CMC system.  The award recognizes the important role she plays for CMC students. Flor is the Academic Advisor/Enrollment Service Specialist…

Summit public school teachers received some much needed funding from the Eileen Finkel Innovative Teacher Awards. The grants were awarded to teachers in a partnership between the Education Foundation of the Summit (EFS) and the Parent-Teacher Organizations at each school. “Our educational community is so fortunate to have a joint partnership between EFS and our…