Why Love Our Schools?

Love Our Schools Day is an opportunity for community members to connect with their local school – to roll up their sleeves and plant a garden, or paint a classroom.

How Can We Help?

By showing up and asking this question, it provides the opportunity to build friendship and trust as we work toward common goals.

Love Our Schools Day has been celebrated across Arizona for the last five years. Each year this event has grown and schools have received tremendous amounts of support from their communities as volunteers paint, clean, garden, prepare crafts, or create care packages for teachers!

Year Volunteers Schools Districts
2017 18000 387 37
2016 10000 265 30
2015 2000 40 11

Use this Love Our Schools Day Road Map for simple steps to success!

Join Our Village

Doing this alone is impossible; it takes all of us working together to make a difference.

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Champions of Education Awards 2025

The School Connect Champions of Education Awards event honors those who lead with heart and help us to build a brighter future for Arizona youth. Every year School Connect presents awards in 15 categories, including individuals ranging from kindergarten all the way to CEO! Join us to honor their legacy!

Happy Independence Day from School Connect—where we believe every act of empowering schools creates a brighter future for our kids!

Thank you for being part of our village!

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Want to make a difference? You might be just one connection away...

Just ask these 21 incredible girls! When Brooke Mandelbaum, a high schooler with a big heart, dreamed of giving back and helping girls feel beautiful, all she needed was a pathway.

That’s where School Connect came in—connecting Brooke with counselor Adriana Toles at Alhambra High School. 

Together, they made prom dreams come true for 21 young women from Alhambra and Cesar Chavez High Schools who had a chance to pick out their own dresses, received perfume and tickets, and created memories they’ll never forget.

This is the power of connection—reminding every student that they matter, inside and out. 

Here’s to sparking more joy, one connection at a time! 

#SchoolConnect #PromDreams #PowerOfConnection #EveryChildMatters
You're invited to join us at the Classroom to Career Workshop on September 10th!

As Dr. Carol Lippert shared, during this interactive event, educators and industry leaders will come together to connect, explore ways to enhance learning, and develop effective workplace pipelines. 

Will we see you there?! 

👉 Grab your spot here: https://schoolconnectaz.org/classroom-to-career

Thank you to our partners: Grand Canyon University, Arizona Business & Education Coalition, Victory Schools AZ, and Fiesta Sports Foundation for making this event possible!

#ClassroomtoCareer #STEM #Arizona #Education