Eric Braun Tuition Scholarship

This Scholarship was created in 2014 and was made possible from contributions from friends and family of Eric Braun. Eric was the devoted father to Malleck and Zakara & loving husband to Nichole, a Cedar Tree Montessori family.  He unexpectedly passed away in May of 2014, and his family started a scholarship in his name.  Eric was adored far and wide for his warmth, strength, generosity, infectious sense of fun, and ability to make people feel good about themselves.  Eric's spirit of caring reached many people, and that legacy will continue in the hearts of all who knew him.

We embrace, value, and celebrate our differences and encourage diversity in our student, staff, board, and parent community.   We are committed to increasing our racial and economic diversity at Cedar Tree and work to dismantle systemic racism. We work to include families from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Because finances are a barrier to enrollment, we use our after-school care program as a source of revenue for this scholarship. We will teach peace and acknowledge that racism exists. We will learn from each other and talk with our children about our role and responsibility to end racism. This scholarship allows us to reduce financial obstacles and increase enrollment to families of diverse economic backgrounds. 

This tuition scholarship is administered by our board of directors and is available to new and returning families to apply for tuition assistance. We have worked to create two sources of income to ensure that this support is sustainable. Cedar Tree’s after school program offers support for working parents and extends the day for our students and the revenue generated goes to our Braun Scholarship program. Cedar Tree requires parent volunteer hours to foster a culture of community and service. Some services that Cedar Tree depends on and used to pay for will be added to a list for parents to help with. The money that Cedar Tree would spend to complete that task will be contributed to the Braun tuition scholarship fund. 

Scholarship Details:

  • Tuition assistance can be applied as a one-time offer and is based on need. 

  • Tuition assistance is distributed once per year. 

  • Scholarship applications are accepted each academic year and can be renewed each year.

  • Scholarships are available to new and currently enrolled families of Cedar Tree Montessori.

  • Scholarship applications will be reviewed by a Cedar Tree Board member.

Donations to the Braun Tuition Scholarship can be mailed to Cedar Tree Montessori, 2114 Broadway, Bellingham, WA 98225 - Please make checks payable to Cedar Tree Montessori.

Eric Braun Endowment 

Cedar Tree is thrilled to share the Eric Braun Memorial Endowment. This endowment was made possible from contributions of friends and relatives of the Braun family. This endowment will invest funds with the help of the Whatcom Community Foundation, creating a sustainable source of support for families currently enrolled at Cedar Tree Montessori. 

http://www.whatcomcf.org/community-impact/types-funds/eric-braun-memorial-endowment-cedar-tree-montessori/

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SCRIP - Funny Name. Easy Fundraiser.

Scrip is an easy way to get your shopping done, support local businesses and help Cedar Tree!  Cedar Tree is focused on supporting our local businesses that are continuing to be deeply affected by the pandemic. Our offerings of scrip are now limited to only locally owned, anti-racist businesses who fully support Cedar Tree’s mission and actions in our community.

Scrip cards can be purchased once a month. We will send out a reminder email each month to the school community and fan clubs for each classroom. Scrip cards can be purchased (and used like a gift card) for shopping at different local stores.

Cedar Tree receives the follow percentages from the different stores:

Community Food Co-Op – 5%

Village Books – 10%

Elizabeth Station – 10%

Wander Brewing & ROAM - 20%

Scholastic Book Orders

You can join in our monthly school Scholastic book order if you would like.  The activation code to use is GKXMD. The link to use for our school order is: http://orders.scholastic.com/GKXMD