Big news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including "Rocket Snack Shack" (Intermediate, 4th–6th grade, Lisa Sebock) where students work as a team to produce items to sell, build teamwork, and practice delegation. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants
Thank you so much for helping make this year successful and fun! We were able to award 62 grants totaling over $50,000 this year alone! We appreciate the community, our sponsors, and our staff who help raise these funds to award our teachers with what they need! If you are interested in helping us reach our annual giving goal of $30,000, you can donate at https://www.risdweb.org/o/education-foundation/page/annual-donation-information.
Robinson Education Foundation would like to congratulate the amazing educators of @RobinsonISD on being this years 2025 REF Grant Recipients. #RobinsonISD
Big news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including "Winds of Innovation" (Junior High Reading, Melissa Walls) where students build model wind turbines to deepen understanding of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants
Celebrate learning! 🎉 Robinson Education Foundation has awarded 454 grants since 2012 — over $633,059.90. On Dec. 5th, $40,609.73 went to 25–26 large grants. Excited to fund projects from “Boogie to the Beat” to “Frame Your Future.” #REFGrants 🚀
Wonderful news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including a First Grade Reading Team project submitted by Diana Newton where students tell campfire stories, write s'mores instructions, and connect literary activities to the joy of camping. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants
Give back this #GivingTuesday! Support the Robinson Education Foundation at risdweb.org/ref — choose "Click Here to Give." Honor a teacher with your gift and we’ll notify the staff member. Thank you for investing in our students and schools!
Big news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including "Kinesthetic Kids Learning" (Brenda Skeen, Kindergarten) to boost hand‑eye coordination as students explore and manipulate objects. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants
Big news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including "Centers & More Centers" (Aimee Hennessy, Kindergarten) to boost engagement and deepen retention of foundational skills. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants #EarlyLearning
Great news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including "Kid Entrepreneurs at Work" (Rachel Braugh, 2nd & 3rd grade) where students make and sell spirit buttons to learn financial literacy, responsibility, and independence. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants
Exciting news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including "Start Smart Morning STEM" (Tammy Freedman, 1st grade) providing calming, purposeful STEM bins to support routines and developmental skills. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants
Big news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including "Physics Punch Cards" by Becky Key (High School Physics) to boost school culture, motivation, attendance, and achievement. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants #STEMsupport
Great news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including "Camp Math‑A‑Lot" (1st Grade Math Team, Primary) to make word problems with numbers to 20 fun and memorable. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants #MathFun
Big news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — including "Seize the Day" by Kim Bauman (High School English), where students act out key Julius Caesar scenes to boost retention. Thank you, Robinson Education Foundation donors! #REFgrants #LiteracySupport
Big news! The REF awarded 32 grants this fall — fueling projects like "Inference Investigators" for Raygan Douglas at Robinson Intermediate (4th grade). Huge thanks to Robinson Education Foundation donors for supporting student collaboration and learning!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Color Run on Tuesday! We had over 100 runners and lots of colorful faces at the end! A special thank you to our sponsors this year: HEB, Community Bank & Trust, K4 Construction, and The Greater Robinson Chamber of Commerce, and a thank you to Launch Pad for being available to serve some after run drinks! It was a wonderful evening of perfect weather and lots of fun! We hope to see everyone again next year!
🌟 Exciting Opportunity! 🌟 The Robinson Education Foundation is currently accepting applications for new board members. If you're passionate about supporting education and making a difference in our community, we invite you to apply and join us in our mission! 💼📚 Applications are due by October 12th! You can apply at https://www.risdweb.org/o/education-foundation/page/volunteer-with-ref
Our annual Color Run is today at 6:30pm! If you forgot to sign up, it is not too late! We are accepting runner sign ups until the start of the event. Visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1m8s50yh8zqYregEgpEaEIjO-qt4mOl_P4Bwzxj0uQsU/edit to register today! (Please note: extra shirts and goodie bags are limited and may not be available the day of.)
Congratulations to our teachers whose baskets sold for the highest amount at the Rally for the Rockets silent auction! Our basket winners were: Diana Newton at the Primary, Katie Paradoski at the Elementary, and Katie Wood at the Intermediate!
Each of them will receive a $500 grant from the Education Foundation! Together, the baskets alone raised over $5,700 to support the teachers and students of RISD!
We are so proud of the effort and excitement everyone put into this project, and we can’t thank you enough for helping make this year’s event such a success!
Each of them will receive a $500 grant from the Education Foundation! Together, the baskets alone raised over $5,700 to support the teachers and students of RISD!
We are so proud of the effort and excitement everyone put into this project, and we can’t thank you enough for helping make this year’s event such a success!
We would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to make the Rally for the Rockets a success! All of our volunteers, donors, and guests did a wonderful job and we are so appreciative to those who made it out to support REF and the Robinson Athletic Booster Club! Thank you to all of our RISD teachers/coaches, room parents, and parents who helped put together the silent auction baskets! Every basket was creative and beautifully put together! We would also like to thank our title sponsors: Greg May Honda, Bush's, K4 Construction, and Parsons Roofing. We could not have done this event without each and every one of you! Thank you!
