April 8, 2026!!🎉

Please consider supporting our 6th annual Fun Run!

On April 8, our students, after collecting donations from friends and family members, will run around our designated course to meet their personal goals. Our goal this year is to raise $20,000 through individual donations and business sponsorships.

All donations from this fundraiser go directly to support the professional development and training program for our beloved teachers!

❤️ Any donation, no matter how small, is gratefully accepted! ❤️

PLEASE CHECK OUT WHAT YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS MEAN TO OUR TEACHERS CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW AND FIND OUT WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT!!!

✨A Word From Our Teachers✨

💫And Another Word From Our (Very Funny) Teachers💫

PS...Not to be missed....a video from our sweet students...below in the A Bit About Our School Section

Corporate and Business Donors

We are seeking local businesses who are aligned with our mission and values and hoping to support them while they support us. We have intentionally kept the donation threshold low so that smaller, local businesses can partner with us.

The Fun Run provides an opportunity to promote your company and to support the teachers, students, and local community. Funds raised will be used to provide essential Waldorf training and mentoring for our faculty. Please consider sponsoring the event at one of the following levels. Any donation is greatly appreciated and please do not feel limited by the levels as called out below.

Bronze Level – $100-299

Business name posted on Spring River school website

Silver Level - $300—599

Business name posted on Spring River school website, and our campus wide communication application. Business name posted on a group list of sponsors on public social media page (3,400 + followers)

Gold Level - $600-799

Business name posted on Spring River school website, an individual post on private and public social media pages (3,400 + followers), and campus wide communication application

Business name and business offering called out at the event for families and spectators to see and hear. A table will be available for businesses who want to have promotional materials present at the even

Platinum- $800-1000+++

Business name posted on Spring River school website, an individual post on private and public social media pages (3,400 + followers), and campus wide communication application

Company Name featured as Named Sponsor of the Event e.g. The XYZ Company Spring River Fun Run”

Business name and business offering called out at the event for families and spectators to see and hear. A table will be available for businesses who want to have promotional materials present at the event

A Bit About Our School:

Spring River School is an initiative of Jacksonville Educational Community (JEC), a pioneering non-profit organization founded by parents and local educators who are driven by a common desire to create a transformative educational experience focused on the whole-child approach. Spring River is Northeast Florida's only all-outdoor K-8 education program.

HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS WHAT THEY LOVE 💚 ABOUT SPRING RIVER

🌟In Their Own Words🌟

Our Vision

An educational experience that embodies a reverence and respect for the intellectual, artistic, social, physical, emotional and spiritual life of each student.

Our Mission

Encourage independent thought, nourish imagination and cultivate social responsibility.

Our Guiding Principles

I. We exist to support the developing human being on their journey to discover purpose and meaning.

II. We accomplish this support through education, spiritual practice, and service.

III. We seek to awaken capacities of judgment, creativity, perception, empathy, joy, and wonder.

IV. We embody reverence for the uniqueness of each individual and respect for their right to freedom.

V. We believe nature offers the essential needs of reflection, health, and connection.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE FOLLOWING SPRING RIVER SCHOOL 6TH ANNUAL FUN RUN CORPORATE SPONSORS

Spring River Fun Run 2026

By Jacksonville Educational Community Inc

Spring River Fun Run 2026