Del Rey Elementary celebrated its newly installed shade structure at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 25 with Superintendent Carolyn Seaton and members of the Orinda Union School District Board of Trustees in attendance. The colorful panels stretch between two buildings, providing much-needed shade to a learning area that lies between the school’s science room, makers’ space, STEAM room and art room, and adjacent to the fifth grade Gen7 modular classrooms. Last year, Del Rey received an $8,000 grant from the American Academy of Dermatology as part of the organization’s program to provide shade structures to public schools and nonprofits throughout the country.
