Please submit by February 1st, 2025.

The deadline for the 2024-2025 Architects in Schools Program has passed. Please only complete this application if you have prior approval from AFO staff. We appreciate your interest in the AiS Program! Please contact Sam Majors (sam@af-oregon.org) to get on the list to receive next year's program information. Thank you!

Thank you for your interest in participating in the 2024-25 Architects in Schools season. You must read the program information and complete the following application to participate. Please read each question carefully and respond thoughtfully.

We have listed different options as to how you and your students can participate in Architects in Schools this year. If you would like to participate in a way that is not listed, please feel free to contact us!

By submitting the following application, you are signing yourself up as an individual teacher to participate in the Architects in Schools program. All interested teachers must complete and submit their own application.

If you plan to partner with another teacher who is applying to participate, there will be a field for you to enter their name and email (this will help us plan your team, but remember that all interested teachers must complete and submit their own application).

Questions? Contact Kim Ruthardt Knowles at 503-317-7537, kim@af-oregon.org.

More about Architects in Schools.

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Please apply ASAP!

The deadline for the 2024-2025 Architects in Schools Program has passed. Please only complete this application if you have prior approval from AFO staff. We appreciate your interest in the AiS Program! Please contact Sam Majors (sam@af-oregon.org) to get on the list to receive next year's program information. Thank you!

You can find our list of unserved schools here! Maybe there is a school near you!

If you are applying as part of a team of design/building professionals, please make sure that you are all choosing the same time frame for your residency (i.e. all choose 'fall' or all choose 'after January...', etc.)

Thank you for your interest in participating in the 2024-25 Architects in Schools season. You must read the program information and complete the following application to participate. Please read each question carefully and respond thoughtfully.

We have listed different options for how you can participate in Architects in Schools this year. If you would like to participate in a way that is not listed, please feel free to contact us!

Questions? Contact Kim Ruthardt Knowles at 503-317-7537, kim@af-oregon.org, Candice Agahan, candice@af-oregon.org, or Sam Majors, sam@af-oregon.org

More about Architects in Schools

Form Directions:

Please submit one plan per design/building professional and teacher team before you begin residency sessions. This form must be completed as a team. Work together to determine residency goals, residency activities, and a timeline of specific dates and times that will work with all of your schedules. You will be able to save your form as a draft as you work through it.

Invite your team to collaborate on this form:

You can invite team members to collaborate on this form (similar to a Google Doc) by clicking "Manage Collaborators" underneath this form description. PLEASE NOTE: If you invite others to edit this form, only the original creator of this form can submit the form once it is complete. 

The original creator will receive a link to access this form once it has been submitted. They will be responsible for downloading the form from Submittable and sending it to all team members. The original creator will be able to access and edit the form even after it has been submitted.

Resources for planning your residency:

• Team Questionnaire - new and returning teams, please review this updated questionnaire before you plan your residency
• AiS Participant Handbook
• AiS Curriculum Guide
• Pre-Planned Residency Examples
• Prerecorded AiS Lesson Videos
• Final project examples
• Virtual Team Teaching Tips
• Student Exhibition Options
• Planning A Residency

Questions? 

Contact Architects in Schools Associate Director, Kim Knowles, kim@af-oregon.org, 503-317-7537.

Grant for Architects in Schools Participants: Funding for School & Art Supplies

Accepting rolling applications until March 31, 2025

Submit a request for funds to support the purchase and distribution of art supplies and materials to students participating in the 2024-2025 Architects in Schools season. If granted, these funds are to be used for school supplies for the Architects in Schools program such as pencils, paper, scissors, etc. and art supplies such as construction paper, coloring utensils and more. Participants are responsible for the purchase and distribution of supplies to students. Teachers, Design Building Professionals or College Students must be participating in Architects in Schools during the 24-25 school year to apply for this funding. 

The amount of awarded funds will depend on the total amount of funds available per cycle. See granting cycles below.

Eligibility & Criteria:

• Applicant must be participating in the 2024-2025 Architects in Schools program.
• Funds must be used for purchasing student supplies for the 2024-2025 AiS program.
• Participating teachers or volunteers are eligible for only one award per classroom per school year. Please note: If a participant applies and is awarded funding for supplies for multiple classes participating in AiS, that will be the award each of those classrooms will be eligible for. 
• Participants who received funds in prior years must have completed all reporting and residency requirements to be eligible for further funds.
• Questions must be fully answered with a clear understanding of what supplies are needed for students to fully participate in AiS activities. It is recommended that you have a residency plan and schedule mostly decided before applying for funds.
• Applicants must outline how supplies will be purchased and distributed to students.
• Awarded AiS participants will need to document and submit how funds were used at the end of their residency period - please save receipts!
• Awarded teams will need to submit a residency planning form prior to starting their AiS sessions.*
• Grants will be awarded based on available funds. Award availability may be competitive based on demonstrated need.

*If you are a teacher who is just using AiS materials and not partnering with a design/building professional, please contact kim@af-oregon.org before applying for these funds.

Granting Cycles:

We recommend you apply for the grant cycle closest to the start of your AiS residency

Cycle 1 *Eligible ONLY for FALL Residency reimbursement* Application Deadline: December 15, 2024 (funds will be dispersed by January 31, 2025) 

Cycle 2 Application Deadline: January 31, 2025 (funds will be dispersed by February 28, 2025) 

Cycle 3 Application Deadline: February 28, 2025 (funds will be dispersed by March 31, 2025) 

Cycle 4 Application Deadline: March 31, 2025 (funds will be dispersed by April 30, 2025) 

Questions? Please contact Kim Knowles, Associate Director, Architects in Schools, kim@af-oregon.org, 503-317-7537

We are thrilled to announce Architects in Schools is continuing to offer our virtual exhibit option to showcase the work of this year's participants.     

We are asking virtual exhibit participants to please submit this form by Friday, May 9th, 2025. 

Once the Virtual Exhibit is up, we will email all AiS participants a link to share with students, parents, family, friends and colleagues. Please contact AFO Education Outreach Associate, Sam Majors (sam@af-oregon.org) with any questions.

We are thrilled to announce Architects in Schools is returning to in-person exhibits for the 2024-2025 season. In addition, we are continuing to offer our virtual exhibit option to showcase the work of this year's participants. You may choose to participate in either exhibit option (in person or virtual) or you can participate in both!  We are asking all AiS participants to please submit this form by Friday, April 4th, 2025. 

Please note: if you are participating in the Virtual Exhibit only and are still in process with your residency, another form will be sent out the week of April 7th, 2025. 

The final deadline for you to submit document of student work for the Virtual Exhibit is on May 9th, 2025.    

Once the Virtual Exhibit is up, we will email all AiS participants a link to share with students, parents, family, friends, and colleagues. 

Please contact AFO Community Outreach Manager, Sam Majors (sam@af-oregon.org) with any questions.

We will be offering in-person exhibits serving various Oregon locations and we will also have our virtual exhibit option to showcase the work of this year's participants. You may choose to participate in either exhibit option (in person or virtual) or you can participate in both!  We are asking all AiS participants to please submit this form by Friday, April 25th, 2025.
 

Please note: if you are participating in the Virtual Exhibit only and are still in process with your residency, another form will be sent out the week of April 7th, 2025.  

The final deadline for you to submit document of student work for the Virtual Exhibit is on May 9th, 2025.     

Once the Virtual Exhibit is up, we will email all AiS participants a link to share with students, parents, family, friends, and colleagues.  

Please contact AFO Community Outreach Manager, Sam Majors (sam@af-oregon.org) with any questions. 

We are thrilled to announce Architects in Schools is returning to in-person exhibits for the 2024-2025 season. In addition, we are continuing to offer our virtual exhibit option to showcase the work of this year's participants. You may choose to participate in either exhibit option (in person or virtual) or you can participate in both!
We are asking all AiS participants to please submit this form by Friday, April 4th, 2025.

Please note: if you are participating in the Virtual Exhibit only and are still in process with your residency, another form will be sent out the week of April 7th, 2025.  

The final deadline for you to submit document of student work for the Virtual Exhibit is on May 9th, 2025.     

Once the Virtual Exhibit is up, we will email all AiS participants a link to share with students, parents, family, friends, and colleagues.  

Please contact AFO Community Outreach Manager, Sam Majors (sam@af-oregon.org) with any questions.