Alexandria City Public Schools Outreach

"In a class of such diverse learners--different learning styles, different native languages, different learning achievements and interests--it was so wonderful and exciting that the materials and activities were engaging and accessible for everyone!"
--Deborah Haiman, Cora Kelly School for Science, Math and Technology Kindergarten Teacher
UpCycle expanded its outreach to serve almost 1,000 students in Alexandria schools during the 2017-18 school year. By participating in UpCycle’s creative reuse programs, students develop foundational motor and communication skills, and they learn to create art with reuse materials and how to manage waste at school and at home. Our programs support Virginia's Foundation Blocks for Early Learning and Virginia Science and Visual Arts Standards of Learning in an instructional environment that is innovative and fun! 

Our 2017-18 school-based programs include:
  • Preschool: UpCycle Center Days
  • Kindergarten: UpCycled Mixed Media Portraits: Exploring Scientific Concepts and Creating with Reuse Materials

The impact of UpCycle's school-based programs is:
  • Increased percentages of children who independently engage in creative reuse activites at home.
  • Children expressing positive feelings about participating in creative reuse activities.
  • Increased proportions of instructional materials in classrooms that are reuse oriented.

​UpCycle imagines a community where everyone has the opportunity to experience the fun and benefits of art exploration, and works collectively to reduce waste and repurpose unwanted materials. We invite you to join us in this important community project.

Donate now to fund future Alexandria school outreach.
UpCycle's outreach is made possible by the generous support from the following agencies, organizations and businesses.
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Funding for preschool UpCycle Center Days in 11 classrooms at Patrick Henry, James K. Polk and William Ramsay was provided by the Alexandria Rotary Club's Day Home Nursery Fund and individual funders.
Funding for kindergarten UpCycled Mixed Media Portraits: Exploring and Creating with Reuse Materials in 30 classrooms at Cora Kelly, John Adams, Mt. Vernon Community, Patrick Henry and William Ramsay Elementary Schools was provided by an Alexandria City Public Schools Partners in Education Grant.
Annual Teacher Memberships to UpCycle's Materials Resource Center were provided for all teachers involved in these projects.