Introducing this year’s D3D projects! Whether you value outdoor education, collaboration spaces, or trades training, we have a dream you can help our staff fulfill.

It’s our goal to partner with you in creating opportunities that help students thrive at ACS and beyond. That’s what Dream3Drive is all about! With your help we can bless each of our three campuses with a special project to enhance the experience of our students

With this new annual drive, you can still directly support ongoing needs like tuition relief—as well as THREE AMAZING DREAM PROJECTS.

When we give students opportunities like these they will be better prepared for the future. Every child deserves the best education experience we can provide. Together we can ensure that happens. You make a difference, and we can’t do it without you!

Elementary – Outdoor Education

Let’s expand our Outdoor Education spaces

You all know kids love to have fun and play outdoors. This outdoor learning environment at the elementary will allow students of all ages to foster opportunities for children to play and learn. 

We’d like to use the D3D to create new spaces and structures where children can explore, be curious, develop friendships, use their imagination, and be active while engaging in developmentally appropriate learning and play.

A new play/climbing structure with natural elements such as the logs and beams and playhouses blending in as a foreground to an outdoor classroom with electricity, moveable seating, and a chalkboard wall.  The pavement will also have new games such as hopscotch and 4 square with sensory spaces surrounding the area.

Elementary students will be involved in a PBL-like process to make decisions on new playground structures or equipment.

Please help give our students exciting new playground structures, along with outdoor classroom space.

Middle – New Collab Space

Let’s replace unused lockers with a new collab space

One of our dreams for our middle school students to pursue collaborative and exploratory real work. This means they need flexible spaces for group work and presentations. Right now our students are working on the floor of our hallways and sharing one small space between four classes. So we hope to update our existing grade 5/6 wing to support this style of learning.

By having a new small presentation area along with adaptable and flexible learning zones for group work or one-on-one work, our middle school students can develop their public speaking skills, meet in collaboration groups, and learn team building.

Would you consider helping middle school students learn collaborative skills with a suitable learning space?

COLLAB SPACE WISH LIST: 

  • laminate vinyl flooring
  • modular tables and seating
  • projector for presentations

Secondary – Auto Mechanics Shop Upgrades

Let’s renovate our auto mechanics shop

Over the years, many ACS community members have come forward to say, “If it wasn’t for the shop…”, or “If it wasn’t for Gary…”, I don’t know if my child would have made it through school. The shop program has made such a significant impact on the lives of so many students. After 30 years, Gary Verbeek plans to retire soon and we’d like to bless him and make this dream come true by improving and equipping this space. Would you consider helping us and Gary pass the torch by providing an excellent learning space for future generations of mechanics students?

 

SHOP WISH LIST:

  • Retaining wall relocation $150,000
  • Shop canopy $228,000
  • New door to canopy area from shop classroom $25,000
  • Four post hoist under newly constructed canopy $30,000
  • Mechanical exhaust and ventilation of shops (now includes HVAC and roof) $297,000
  • Welding corner upgrade $40,000
  • Storage cabinets and millwork upgrade throughout shops $40,000
  • Battery operated tools upgrade throughout shops $75,000

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