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The Sparta Education Foundation is a non-profit, all-volunteer, community based organization founded in 2006. Our Mission is to raise funds that will enable the Sparta Education Foundation to make ongoing charitable contributions that enrich the educational experience of children in the Sparta Public Schools. To promote pride and positive awareness in the Sparta Public Schools.

At Hollis Montessori School, our mission is to prepare children for life. The school opened its doors in September 2008 on Proctor Hill Road in Hollis, New Hampshire as an independent, non-profit, nonsectarian Montessori school. Initially offering Primary and Elementary programs, the Upper School program launched in 2011, completing the vision to offer the complete arc of Montessori education from age 3 through ninth grade. In 2012, the school purchased 9 acres on South Merrimack Road in Hollis and built a state-of-the-art, energy-efficient 14,000 square foot facility. At the heart of our school is the philosophy of Maria Montessori, whose educational method has proven successful for more than a century in tens of thousands of schools around the world. Our volunteer Board of Directors provides oversight for the school. Our faculty members are highly-trained and share a passion for creating a love of learning and honoring the values of respect, independence, and creativity. Our school is accredited by Association Montessori International. The AMI credential is recognized by Montessori professionals around the world. We are the only AMI Montessori school in New Hampshire.

Harvard-Westlake strives to be a diverse and inclusive community united by the joyful pursuit of educational excellence, living and learning with integrity, and purpose beyond ourselves. Harvard-Westlake is a school where the curriculum and programs create an educational environment designed for students who possess both the motivation and the ability to pursue a rigorous college preparatory course of study. The school strives to provide an education that enables and empowers its diverse students to develop their intellectual, spiritual and physical gifts, to understand and respect the similarities and differences among themselves and others in their local and world.

Maui Preparatory Academy has adopted a unique approach to creating our Vision and Mission statements. Often schools write paragraphs. We have agreed upon three powerful words that inform our actions daily. These same three words describe our students’ destination long after they leave school. RELATIONSHIPS - Where everyone is known, everyone is supported, and everyone is successful. RELATIONSHIPS - Where everyone is known, everyone is supported, and everyone is successful. RELEVANCE - Real world application of learning in unanticipated situations.

Kipp Bay Area Schools operates high-performing, college-preparatory public charter schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kipp Bay Area Schools is part of the nationally acclaimed Kipp Network of Kipp Schools Nationwide. Kipp Schools Nationwide successfully help students from educationally underserved communities develop the knowledge, skills, and character needed to succeed in college and the competitive world beyond. In the year ended June 30, 2013, Kipp Bay Area Schools operated seven high- performing institutions.           

Founded in 1917, Eastern Mennonite School (EMS) joins with the home and church to call students into relationship with Jesus Christ for a lifetime of acquiring the knowledge, skills, compassionate attitudes and behaviors needed for serving the world community. As a Mennonite school, EMS combines an academically challenging curriculum with a strong commitment to Christian discipleship, peace and justice issues, service, and a global outlook. Regular activities are scheduled to help students grow spiritually as well as intellectually. In study, worship, and play, students are challenged to integrate faith with life - to learn and apply Biblical standards to life's decisions.

Pacific Textile Arts is a non-profit organization devoted to furthering education, dialogue, and support for a broad range of textile and related arts. We are headquartered on the Mendocino Coast, but our membership now includes fiber people from all areas in California and many from out of state. With the help of generous donors, we have purchased property in Fort Bragg, California, which will soon serve as a small yet energetic center for the textile arts. The property is adjacent to the world renowned fine wood working studio run by the College of the Redwoods Fort Bragg Campus.

Blue Oak School offers a challenging and stimulating education to children of diverse backgrounds and interests. Balancing structure with choice and the requirements of the group with the gifts of the individual, the School holds itself to the highest standards of responsible educational innovation, so that students develop the skills and habits of learning that endure. Through the culture and community of the School, teachers nurture the development of character and foster confidence, creativity, flexibility and curiosity in each child. Students in turn encourage each other to learn. Relationships among freedom, responsibility, community and environment are explored through studies that engage students as stewards in service to the School, the region and the world.

Founded in 1900, the Blake School is a pre-kindergarten through grade 12 independent school located on three campuses in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. The Blake School provides students with an excellent, academically challenging education in a diverse and supportive community committed to a common set of values. Students are expected to participate in an integrated program of academic, artistic and athletic activities in preparation for college, lifelong learning, community service and lives as responsible world citizens. Approximately 1,400 students are enrolled from 55+ Twin Cities communities. The student-adult ratio is 9:1, and the average classroom size is 15-16.

Founded in 1983, the mission of Writers in the Schools (WITS) is to engage children in the joy and power of reading and writing. WITS was founded through the University of Houston's renowned creative writing program to bring some of our nation's most talented writers into school and community classrooms to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children. The WITS program is an effective force for educational change, integrating arts and education to ignite a love of learning in more than 400,000 children and their teachers since its founding. WITS leads an international movement for creative learning, helping children and teachers across the world explore literacy in creative ways.

Established in 1867, Quincy Notre Dame, as a private, Catholic co-educational school, seeks to build a community of learners among its faculty, staff, students and parents. Founded on faith in God and trust among its members, this community strivesto make Catholic values an integral part of its existence. Quincy Notre Dame fosters an environment of consideration and acceptance, while challenging its members to develop their potential through strong educational and extracurricular programs. Quincy Notre Dame strives to prepare its students to assume vital Christian roles in a constantly changing world.

The East Palo Alto Kids Foundation (EPAK) is a community-based, all-volunteer organization whose mission is to promote educational opportunity and academic success for students in East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park. EPAK provides micro-grants directly to classroom teachers and finds sponsors to fund sponsored projects that significantly impact the learning environment for more than one classroom of students.