Telluride Education Foundation

TEF is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that raises money to invest in the enrichment of K-12 education in the Telluride School District.

TEF Supports:

STUDENTS – experiential education in and out of the classroom

TEACHERS & STAFF – cost-of-living expenses and appreciation to encourage retention

COMMUNITY – social-emotional education (films & speakers)

TEF has a budget deficit due to increased demand for our programming.

FUND A NEED - examples of what your donations could be used for:

$5000 - teacher housing (retention)

$2500 - student experiential education (field trips, books, STEAM projects, etc)

$1000 - teacher professional development (additional certifications & licenses)

$500 - student social events to build connections & community (post-homecoming party, movie nights, skating parties)

$150 - teacher cost-of-living support (commuting, childcare)

Testimonials

"Overall and truly speaking, TEF is an amazing organization that provides incredible, thoughtful, and much needed support to teachers and students. I very much appreciate the work and effort you put into the organization and bettering our schools. A sincere thank you." Telluride School Teacher

From 3rd Grade Physics Rock Climbing:

“The number one thing the students gained from participating in this program was joy!”

“The learning from this project was very successful!”

From the TIS New Book Grant:

"Thank you so very much for giving me the funds to refresh my classroom library in order to ignite (or reignite in some cases) my students' excitement for exploring and reading the books in my classroom.”

From the 8th Grade Avalanche Science Trip:

"Aside from the avalanche learning objectives, for some of our students this is one of the first times they have put on snowshoes or spent a day on top of the pass. It's a really great day!”