How Your Donations Will Support Us in 2025-2026

• Support important upgrades and maintenance costs. As a tradeoff for relatively low rent, OSA takes care of maintenance for the interior and some exterior spaces we use. Although we don’t know how long we can stay, maintenance and upgrades not only keep the campus safe and comfortable, but also ensure a safe, comfortable space for our students and enhance our programming NOW. This year, our needs include:
  • Continuing maintenance costs for AC and heating, with old units in need of TLC
  • Tenting at least one building for termites
  • New materials and lab equipment for our classes
  • Converting an empty shipping container into a workable space
• Provide scholarships for students-in-need to take additional classes they couldn’t afford otherwise. That need continues to be great for many families.
  • We’d like to provide at least five current students with scholarships ranging from $250 (single class) to $500 per session (two classes).
  • Our Flex Plan (full-time) rate is discounted an average of $450 per month, per full-time student, from what our operational costs would require.
  • It’s our mission to remain accessible to families with limited budgets.
• Support the added expenditures for our 2026 Outdoor Adventure. The cost per student only partially covers our chaperones.
  • Funds raised in excess of our goal can help 1-3 students-in-need attend the trip.
• Supplement our payroll budget. 
  • Our teachers work hard! Success in this campaign will provide for added hours for teachers, which are much-needed based on rising costs everywhere.
  • With more students, more support is needed. We are expanding our team in Session 3 and into next year.