Your Adventure Awaits! Make plans to join the Fort Bend Education Foundation on March 5 for its 2022 gala, International Ball – Journey Around the World! This exciting event will take place at the Houston Marriott – Sugar Land. Come and enjoy an elegant evening of dining with friends and colleagues, dancing to the music of Password and bidding on fabulous auction items. (Pictured are the gala underwriters. Photo courtesy of Mary Favre; graphics, Kelly Williams.)

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Sign up today for our annual Bike Ride!

Join the Fort Bend Education Foundation at the 19th Annual Fort Bend ISD Education Expedition, presented by Zuhnë. The event takes place Saturday, April 2 and promises to provide a quality ride whether you’re training or wanting an enjoyable ride with friends. Go to the Bike Ride website to get event information, view the new route or consider making a donation.

Grant in Action:

Raising the "Bar" - One Xylophone at a Time

Ridgemont Elementary’s vision is to foster engagement, equity, empowerment, and the integration of FBISD's Profile of a Graduate descriptors. Through the $1,944 Fort Bend Education Foundation grant, the school is promoting effective communication, collaborative teamwork and life-long learning among students in the form of music.

Teacher Dawn Monachino leads classes of various grade levels in music lessons. With the grant, the school was able to purchase a Soprano Glockenspiel, two Alto Glockenspiels, a Soprano Xylophone, Alto Xylophone and a Soprano Metallophone for the class. The xylophones and other musical instruments are helping students develop a love of music and performing!