Late last month, students at Sycamore Springs Elementary, with the help of volunteers, completed construction of a chicken coop paid for through a grant from the Dripping Springs Education Foundation.

The $800 grant, awarded to the students in March, went toward the “Eggspert Learning” student project at the campus, spearheaded by faculty sponsor Sarah Chew. The purpose of the coop is to allow students to learn about life cycles ranging through the process of hatching eggs to raising...