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Consulting Teacher Program Receives Grant

The SPS Consulting Teacher Program has been awarded a $7,000 grant to support new teachers.
Three students and an adult stand on a boat deck.

Skills Center Maritime Grant

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, in partnership with the Seattle Skills Center and Sound Experience, has been awarded a $1.3 million grant.
The mayor and superintendent get ready to serve lunch to students

Leaders Who Lunch: Superintendent and Mayor at Denny

Superintendent Jones and Mayor Harrell donned aprons and plastic gloves to dish out lunch for Denny International Middle School…
The SPS superintendent and mayor walk with students who are carrying a sign.

Walk to School Day at Dunlap

Seattle receives national recognition for child pedestrian safety work.

Summer Self Helps Projects

Volunteers Work with Self Help Project Team to Make Schools Shine  Summer was anything but lazy for our Self Help Projects team and hundreds of volunteers who tackled many schools’ wish lists during Seattle’s sunnier months.  Here are a few of their recent accomplishments. South Shore and Dunlap South Shore…
The school mural with people, U.S.A. flag and text

Washington Campus Enhancement Project

Washington Middle School campus was revitalized with fresh paint, new signs, refreshed courtyard and grounds with the help of a self-help project.
A City Year employee talks with a group of elementary students in a classroom

City Year Seattle and Red Nose Day

City Year Seattle, a Red Nose Day-funded program, is positively impacting the lives of students.
An adult cheers on a young student riding a bike with a helmet

Bike Everywhere Month

May is National Bike Month and a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling.
Students, Seahawk cheerleaders and mascot pose for a photo in a Target store.

Seahawk Gift for AAMA Student Leaders

In December 2021, Seahawks' Quandre Diggs generously donated $5,000 to students of the AAMA Student Leadership Council for a shopping spree.
Taylor and a Seahawk assistant help students pick up coats at a school event.

Dunlap Coat Donation

Dunlap Elementary students received a special treat when Seattle Seahawks’ Darrell Taylor surprised them with new winter coats.