Innovation Grant Program
Congratulations to the
2022-23 Innovation Grant Recipients
Announced Fall 2022:
Parlay Ideas - UDHS
Grant Recipient: Cody Crooke
Makey Makey in Library STEM Class for Engineering and Engagement - FWES
Grant Recipient: Mary DePaul
STEAM and Sensory Activities for Unified Art - UDHS
Grant Recipient: Crystal Dunn
Green Screen Enhancement - SRMS
Grant Recipient: Mark Feliciani
Eric Carle Children's Books in French, German and Spanish - UDHS
Grant Recipient: Christine Jones
Bringing Bio Labs into the 21st Century with Probes - UDHS
Grant Recipients: Brian Palme - Chris Smith
Building Phonemic Awareness with Manipulatives - FWES
Grant Recipients: Kathleen Place - Lauren Weihenmayer
Save Me a Seat for FWES Book Club - FWES
Grant Recipients: Kathleen Place - Lauren Weihenmayer
Class Connect for Wonder Robots - MGES
Grant Recipient: Erica Stianchi
Announced Spring 2022:
Literature Circles - MGES
Grant Recipient: Matthew Dorneman
Seeding the Future through Hydroponics in the Classroom - SRMS
Grant Recipient: Hannah Kim
Global Fiction Book Club - Coming of Age During Times of Adversity - SRMS
Grant Recipient: Kerry Lake
Melting Permafrost Simulation and Analysis - UDHS
Grant Recipient: Chris Smith
Stacking Up Math Skills, JTES
Grant Recipients: Melissa Traber - Lisa Downs
Laura Schmuckler - Brittnie Boyda - Carolyn Brightbill - Brenda Caviston - Donna Polin
About the Program
Each year, the Upper Dublin Education Foundation awards educator grants to give all students, grades K-12, access to extraordinary learning opportunities. The Innovation Grant Program inspires and empowers our teachers, engages our students and enhances District curriculum.
In the past 5 years, UDEF has funded more than $100,000 in grants for educators. We are grateful for the generous support from individuals, corporations and private foundations that make our Innovation Grant program possible. Any new project, idea, or innovation for which funding is sought must be aligned with the Foundation's overall mission of enhancing the educational experiences and lifetime opportunities of students in our District.
Grant applications are reviewed in the fall and the spring. The next deadline is May 8, 2023.
Student Grants
In 2022, UDEF piloted a Student Innovation Grant program and awarded our first grant to Ms. Loch's Environmental Science Project Based Learning (PBL) class for "The Hive," an outdoor learning area at UDHS designed to restore, regenerate and connect.
Interested in applying for a student grant? Please contact Michelle Boas at mboas@udsd.org.