Springwater has once again joined forces with the Donate2Educate website to enhance fundraising for priority equipment andsupplies.  Donate2Educate.org essentially functions as an on-line pledge drive, where the school can list specific items needed and the associated costs.  Anyone interested in supporting the needs can simply "click" on the associated item and follow the path toward making a donation.  Since its start, Springwater has already benefited from over $750 worth of important school materials from Donate2Educate. 

One of the major acquisitions Springwater hopes to gain this year from Donate2Educate is a Smart Board.  This interactive whiteboard, joined with a computer and projector, offers creative opportunities to engage students via its large, touch-sensitive surface.  For example, a teacher can work naturally at the board with a pen, which is then transformed into "digitalink" for use in subsequent web sites, video files, etc.  Other items on Springwater's wish list include microscopes, compasses, binoculars, and stream nets.

As noted on the Donate2Educate website, the system is "a tool that allows teachers to easily communicate their needs and wishes in a format for anyone and any organization to view. School foundations, local & state non-profits, parent groups....relatives, businesses, and others who feel education is important all collaborate to fund requests. Together this community collaboration drives funding into classrooms without any one group having to do it all on their own."