Each year, Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation (SPSF) provides grants to Saskatoon Public Schools (SPS) members to test or scale innovative initiatives and creative solutions that address challenges and opportunities impacting students.
For 2021-22, we encouraged a focus on INNOVATIVE and SUPPLEMENTAL projects that will provide enhanced learning opportunities for students. Projects must be unique and should not be programs typically funded by SPS or other sources. Grants were available up to $5,000 per project.
Funding Priorities:
- Empowering Innovation – Accelerating creativity in education and inspiring new opportunities for learning.
- Literacy – Essential skills that help us understand, contribute and belong to our communities. This broad definition includes numeracy and other fundamental skills.
- Healthy Active Schools – Learning environments that promote physical activity and student wellness.
The following schools and projects were successful in receiving a grant for 2021-22:
| School | Project/Program |
| Buena Vista School | Outdoor Play and Land Based Exploration in Early Years Students |
| Centennial Collegiate | Digitize and Modernize Centennial Art Program |
| Forest Grove School | Making Connections with an Outdoor Classroom |
| Montgomery School | Middle Years STEM Loaner Kit Program |
| Mount Royal Collegiate | Regalia Making 101 |
| Nutana Collegiate | MAGPIE Initiative |
| Pleasant Hill/King George/Princess Alexandra | awāsisak nīkān (putting all child first) |
| Walter Murray Collegiate | Glass Fusing Inukshuk |
| Alvin Buckwold School | Sensory Room and Equipment |
| Chief Whitecap and Dundonald Schools | F-L-S Cafe (Food-Love-Service) |
| W.P. Bate/Westmount/King George | Circus Arts |
| Dundonald School | Outdoor Learning Spaces |
To learn more about the Programs of Excellence, please visit the Programs of Excellence page.