The Kinder Foundation Programs

As part of the Kinder Foundation’s LIFE Program, participating San Diego charter schools can apply for funding towards fitness, exercise, health or wellness related field trips for their students.

If you are a charter school participating in the Kinder Foundation’s LIFE Program and wish to receive funding, please submit a proposal indicating the following information:

Charter School
Participating Grades and Number of Students
Field Trip Location/Event
Field Trip Date
Amount of Funding Requested
Name of Person Submitting Proposal
Phone Number and E-Mail of Person Submitting Proposal

Brief summary or synopsis of the trip, how it will enhance your physical
education program, and what curriculum/program will the trip support

Please save your proposal in a word document, and submit your proposal via e-mail by clicking here.

You will be notified within five (5) working days whether your proposal has been accepted for funding.

If you are a charter school in San Diego who currently does not participate in the LIFE Program, but wish to learn about grant opportunities with the Kinder Foundation, please click here.

The Kinder Foundation’s LIFE Programs have been developed thanks to a large grant from the US Department of Education. The mission of the LIFE Programs is to develop a lifelong interest in fitness and exercise in San Diego charter school students by providing equipment, curriculum, and professional development opportunities for PE and classroom teachers alike.

The Kinder Foundation is affiliated with Friends of Albert Einstein Academies whose mission is to financially support the education of students attending Albert Einstein Academies in grades K through 8.

Arts Bridge Project

It is well accepted that music education increases academic performance, especially in mathematics.

Thus, the Kinder Foundation is proposing the Arts Bridge Project. The Arts Bridge project has been designed to consist of three components;

The first is a classroom based music and orchestra program, the second is a partnership with the San Diego Opera and includes fieldtrips to the opera and student participation in their In-School Residency Program, and the third component is a partnership with the San Diego Symphony and also includes fieldtrips to the symphony and live performances by the musicians in our school’s classrooms through their Meet A Musician program and Interactive Ensemble Performances program.