Grant Highlights

Our Foundation grants continue to bring innovation, engaging speakers, unique student services and brand-new equipment to Radnor’s 3,600 public school students. It is so rewarding to see how students react to engaging programs and services that the school district budget may not be able to cover. Read on for highlights from our past year of funding.

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Music to Life with Tembo

$400 | Wayne Elementary School | 550 students benefited

Tembo is a new playful instrument that enables everyone to create music from the very first touch! It is a playful, magnetic drum machine, sequencer, and sampler created by the hardware startup Musical Beings. Designed to be highly accessible and intuitive, it allows users to build rhythmic beats and loops by placing small magnetic tokens, called "beats," onto a wooden grid. Students are able to explore these musical instruments, or plug in guitars, mics, or any instrument to jam together and turn Tembo into a musical home.

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Music To Life With Tembo

Music to Life with Tembo

$400 | Wayne Elementary School | 550 students benefited

Tembo is a new playful instrument that enables everyone to create music from the very first touch! It is a playful, magnetic drum machine, sequencer, and sampler created by the hardware startup Musical Beings. Designed to be highly accessible and intuitive, it allows users to build rhythmic beats and loops by placing small magnetic tokens, called "beats," onto a wooden grid. Students are able to explore these musical instruments, or plug in guitars, mics, or any instrument to jam together and turn Tembo into a musical home.

Tembo is a new playful instrument that enables everyone to create music from the very first touch!

Girls Lead

$8,000 | Radnor Middle School | 22 Students Benefited

The Girls Lead program teaches skills to young girls with untapped leadership potential to help avoid pitfalls common to adolescent girls, and teaching skills such as decision making, conflict resolution, problem solving, and communications – all leading to more confident young women. Both 7th and 8th grade girls participate in a 15-session, guidance counselor-facilitated program, allowing the students to engage with their community. A collaborative project is produced by the 2 student cohorts and presented to their peers at a regional conference consisting of several hundred young women. Examples of these projects have included hunger issues, bullying, under-resourced youth, and more. The program is both evidence-based and experiential, enabling participants to experience and incorporate the four life skills listed into their daily choices.

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Girls Lead

Girls Lead

$8,000 | Radnor Middle School | 22 Students Benefited

The Girls Lead program teaches skills to young girls with untapped leadership potential to help avoid pitfalls common to adolescent girls, and teaching skills such as decision making, conflict resolution, problem solving, and communications – all leading to more confident young women. Both 7th and 8th grade girls participate in a 15-session, guidance counselor-facilitated program, allowing the students to engage with their community. A collaborative project is produced by the 2 student cohorts and presented to their peers at a regional conference consisting of several hundred young women. Examples of these projects have included hunger issues, bullying, under-resourced youth, and more. The program is both evidence-based and experiential, enabling participants to experience and incorporate the four life skills listed into their daily choices.

The Girls Lead program teaches skills to young girls with untapped leadership potential to help avoid pitfalls common...

Yearbook Materials

$3,000 | Radnor High School |1,100 Students Benefited

The Radnor High School yearbook is an annual production that allows students from all grades to participate in its creation. This project will empower Radnor students to build their photography skills, which will be used to tell the story of Radnor High School. This project also allows the yearbook staff to increase the inclusive nature of yearbook. The goal is to capture each student in a candid way, and provide access to the equipment for future classroom/project use.

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Yearbook Materials

Yearbook Materials

$3,000 | Radnor High School |1,100 Students Benefited

The Radnor High School yearbook is an annual production that allows students from all grades to participate in its creation. This project will empower Radnor students to build their photography skills, which will be used to tell the story of Radnor High School. This project also allows the yearbook staff to increase the inclusive nature of yearbook. The goal is to capture each student in a candid way, and provide access to the equipment for future classroom/project use.

The Radnor High School yearbook is an annual production that allows students from all grades to participate in its creation.

A Future on Display

$6,619 | RTSD | 3,600 Students Benefited

A set of professional grade display panels will support student art exhibitions across all five Radnor public schools. These high-quality, accessible, mobile art exhibits are needed during District Youth Art Month, and are also used for community nights, curriculum celebrations, and other student showcases. This investment will enhance arts visibility, promote student creativity, and strengthen school community engagement. The boardsare designed for long-term use, ensuring a sustainable investment that will serve thousands of students for many years to come.

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A Future on Display

A Future on Display

$6,619 | RTSD | 3,600 Students Benefited

A set of professional grade display panels will support student art exhibitions across all five Radnor public schools. These high-quality, accessible, mobile art exhibits are needed during District Youth Art Month, and are also used for community nights, curriculum celebrations, and other student showcases. This investment will enhance arts visibility, promote student creativity, and strengthen school community engagement. The boardsare designed for long-term use, ensuring a sustainable investment that will serve thousands of students for many years to come.

A set of professional grade display panels will support student art exhibitions across all five Radnor public schools.

Student School Supplies

$3,000 | Wayne Elementary School | 50 Students Benefited

This program provides the funding needed for school social workers to offer a comprehensive school supply kit to students in need or students experiencing socio-economic challenges. The kits are premade and can be shipped directly to the student’s home. This program also gives parents the opportunity to donate supplies, allowing a place for people wanting to help. This program allows students who might struggle to obtain the necessary school supplies with the same footing as other children in the school community. This program helps ensure that students have equal access to supplies that allow them to experience a complete learning journey.

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Student School Supplies

Student School Supplies

$3,000 | Wayne Elementary School | 50 Students Benefited

This program provides the funding needed for school social workers to offer a comprehensive school supply kit to students in need or students experiencing socio-economic challenges. The kits are premade and can be shipped directly to the student's home. This program also gives parents the opportunity to donate supplies, allowing a place for people wanting to help. This program allows students who might struggle to obtain the necessary school supplies with the same footing as other children in the school community. This program helps ensure that students have equal access to supplies that allow them to experience a complete learning journey.

This program provides the funding needed for school social workers to offer a comprehensive school supply kit to students.

Drum Perks

$1,895 | All Radnor Township Schools | 350 Students Benefited

Drum Perks is an interactive, high energy drumming experience that teaches students the core values of best effort, respect, and focus through music, teamwork, and cultural exploration. Students are active participants, learning rhythmic patterns, collaborating in large group performances, and reflecting on how teamwork and perseverance support success both academically and socially. Through interactive drumming, students practice cooperation, emotional expression, active listening, and community building. Drum Perks provides a joyful and accessible way for students of all ages to connect, build confidence, and strengthen positive relationships.

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Drum Perks

Drum Perks

$1,895 | All Radnor Township Schools | 350 Students Benefited

Drum Perks is an interactive, high energy drumming experience that teaches students the core values of best effort, respect, and focus through music, teamwork, and cultural exploration. Students are active participants, learning rhythmic patterns, collaborating in large group performances, and reflecting on how teamwork and perseverance support success both academically and socially. Through interactive drumming, students practice cooperation, emotional expression, active listening, and community building. Drum Perks provides a joyful and accessible way for students of all ages to connect, build confidence, and strengthen positive relationships.

Drum Perks is an interactive, high energy drumming experience that teaches students the core values of best effort, respect, and focus through music, teamwork, and cultural exploration.

RTSD Summer Reading Camp

$3,000 | All Radnor Township Schools | 350 students

The Radnor Township School District (RTSD) Summer Reading Camp provides additional learning opportunities for students at risk for low achievement, including low reading scores, English Language Learners (ELL), and special education students. There are three camps operating through the month of July: Extended School Year (ESY) for students with IEPs that need additional support through the summer months, English Language Development (ELD) for students from bilingual families who qualify for English support at school, and Literacy Camp (LIT) for additional literacy support. This grant program provides a fun reward at the end of their hard work. Attendance each day at camp is rewarded as students earn “Book Bucks.” At the end of camp, students visit Children’s Book World in Haverford, PA, where they can purchase a book with their rewards. Children actively read to be able to enjoy this fun trip!

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RTSD Summer Reading Camp

RTSD Summer Reading Camp

$3,000 | All Radnor Township Schools | 350 students

The Radnor Township School District (RTSD) Summer Reading Camp provides additional learning opportunities for students at risk for low achievement, including low reading scores, English Language Learners (ELL), and special education students. There are three camps operating through the month of July: Extended School Year (ESY) for students with IEPs that need additional support through the summer months, English Language Development (ELD) for students from bilingual families who qualify for English support at school, and Literacy Camp (LIT) for additional literacy support. This grant program provides a fun reward at the end of their hard work. Attendance each day at camp is rewarded as students earn "Book Bucks." At the end of camp, students visit Children's Book World in Haverford, PA, where they can purchase a book with their rewards. Children actively read to be able to enjoy this fun trip!

The Radnor Township School District (RTSD) Summer Reading Camp provides additional learning opportunities for students at risk for low achievement.

Play Presentation of August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”

$2,744 | Radnor High School | 55 students benefited

Students who are members of RHS's inaugural AP African-American Studies classes, and the Viewpoints on Modern America & AP English Language courses plan to attend the revival of August Wilson's “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” (JTCaG) on Broadway. A long-respected part of Wilson's "Pittsburgh Cycle" of plays, JTCaG surrounds African-Americanlife in early 20th Century America and the Great Migration. In addition to the presentation, the AP AF-AM coursework involves a required research presentation from students as a part of their final AP test grade, and it is conceivable that the Great Migration, Wilson's plays, or myriad other topics involved may cross over from class to stage, or vice versa.

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Play Presentation of August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”

Play Presentation of August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”

$2,744 | Radnor High School | 55 students benefited

Students who are members of RHS's inaugural AP African-American Studies classes, and the Viewpoints on Modern America & AP English Language courses plan to attend the revival of August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" (JTCaG) on Broadway. A long-respected part of Wilson's "Pittsburgh Cycle" of plays, JTCaG surrounds African-Americanlife in early 20th Century America and the Great Migration. In addition to the presentation, the AP AF-AM coursework involves a required research presentation from students as a part of their final AP test grade, and it is conceivable that the Great Migration, Wilson's plays, or myriad other topics involved may cross over from class to stage, or vice versa.

Students who are members of RHS's inaugural AP African-American Studies classes, and the Viewpoints on Modern America...

Middle School Field Day Community & Belonging

$1,500 | Radnor Middle School | 500 students benefited

With our district's “Belonging Initiative” in mind, Radnor Middle School will host a school-wide Field Day for the end of the school year. Through activities that students and staff will experience together, the Field Day will promote community, wellness, and belonging for everyone at Radnor Middle School. One of the community-building activities will be for RMS students to assist in the creation of DIY carnival games; working with Technology Education Teachers, they will plan and design games that can be used at field day this year and for years to come.

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Middle School Field Day Community & Belonging

Middle School Field Day Community & Belonging

$1,500 | Radnor Middle School | 500 students benefited

With our district's "Belonging Initiative" in mind, Radnor Middle School will host a school-wide Field Day for the end of the school year. Through activities that students and staff will experience together, the Field Day will promote community, wellness, and belonging for everyone at Radnor Middle School. One of the community-building activities will be for RMS students to assist in the creation of DIY carnival games; working with Technology Education Teachers, they will plan and design games that can be used at field day this year and for years to come.

With our district's “Belonging Initiative” in mind, Radnor Middle School will host a school-wide Field Day for the end of the school year.

Multicultural Potluck Event

$2,000 | Radnor High School and Community | 300 community members benefited

Radnor High School holds an annual Multicultural Potluck event, which introduces students, families, and staff to different foods from different cultures, and provides a safe space for students to celebrate their unique culture. The potluck gives everyone the chance to bring in food from their specific culture, ranging from European to Central and South American foods, African, Middle Eastern, and Asian cuisines. This potluck gives students the opportunity to showcase their background, and participants can diversify their palates and learn more about food from around the world. Grant funds are utilized to supplement the costs of the event, including food stations, supplies, decorations, music, and a photo booth. Ultimately, students are exposed to a number of cultures via food.

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Multicultural Potluck Event

Multicultural Potluck Event

$2,000 | Radnor High School and Community | 300 community members benefited

Radnor High School holds an annual Multicultural Potluck event, which introduces students, families, and staff to different foods from different cultures, and provides a safe space for students to celebrate their unique culture. The potluck gives everyone the chance to bring in food from their specific culture, ranging from European to Central and South American foods, African, Middle Eastern, and Asian cuisines. This potluck gives students the opportunity to showcase their background, and participants can diversify their palates and learn more about food from around the world. Grant funds are utilized to supplement the costs of the event, including food stations, supplies, decorations, music, and a photo booth. Ultimately, students are exposed to a number of cultures via food.

Radnor High School holds an annual Multicultural Potluck event, which introduces students, families, and staff to different foods from different cultures...

SOARS Program

$10,000 | Radnor High School | 10 students benefited

The Radnor High School Secondary Opportunities for Adult Readiness Skills (SOARS) Program services a population comprised of individuals who are impacted by
significant developmental and/or intellectual delays which make acquiring, transferring, and retaining new skills difficult. The population is generally well served through experience-based learning. The grant will fund an extended-stay type of apartment to foster independent living during school hours only, provide basic provisions for meal planning and preparation, and cover several "field trips" to support healthy leisure time activities -- while offering enriching experiences related to the Independent Living domain of Transition Planning. This comprehensive approach to transition planning, implementation, and delivery of service will allow for cross-curricular PA state standards to be instructed using a natural setting.

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SOARS Program

SOARS Program

$10,000 | Radnor High School | 10 students benefited

The Radnor High School Secondary Opportunities for Adult Readiness Skills (SOARS) Program services a population comprised of individuals who are impacted by
significant developmental and/or intellectual delays which make acquiring, transferring, and retaining new skills difficult. The population is generally well served through experience-based learning. The grant will fund an extended-stay type of apartment to foster independent living during school hours only, provide basic provisions for meal planning and preparation, and cover several "field trips" to support healthy leisure time activities -- while offering enriching experiences related to the Independent Living domain of Transition Planning. This comprehensive approach to transition planning, implementation, and delivery of service will allow for cross-curricular PA state standards to be instructed using a natural setting.

The Radnor High School Secondary Opportunities for Adult Readiness Skills (SOARS) Program services a population comprised of individuals who are impacted...

Garden Tower to Table

$1,200 | Radnor High School | 1100 students benefited

This project will involve students in planting, tending, and harvesting herbs, vegetables and fruits in the garden tower located in their classroom. The harvested produce will be delivered to the high school cafeteria to be used in many recipes, sauces, and side salads, and made available at breakfast and lunches for all students who participate in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program. The high school nutritional services coordinator will oversee the elements of the grant program.

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Garden Tower to Table

Garden Tower to Table

$1,200 | Radnor High School | 1100 students benefited

This project will involve students in planting, tending, and harvesting herbs, vegetables and fruits in the garden tower located in their classroom. The harvested produce will be delivered to the high school cafeteria to be used in many recipes, sauces, and side salads, and made available at breakfast and lunches for all students who participate in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program. The high school nutritional services coordinator will oversee the elements of the grant program.

This project will involve students in planting, tending, and harvesting herbs, vegetables and fruits in the garden tower located in their classroom.

Outdoor Garden Space and Supplies *Parent-requested grant

$1,200 | Ithan Elementary School | 512 students benefited

Students will have opportunities to engage in outdoor garden activities, such as: what to grow, where & how to plant, making garden maps, story sharing from family garden experiences & common knowledge of the plants, sprouting seeds, planting and labeling into big pots, caring for plants (watering, weeding, trellising), documenting what we learn into student journals, learning the heritage of different seeds, and how plants work together in plant communities. Students will get to work with their hands, learn how a garden grows, and make meaningful connections to lessons in their Life-Sciences units, allowing additional synergy with the new STEELS standards in Pennsylvania.

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Outdoor Garden Space and Supplies
*Parent-requested grant

Outdoor Garden Space and Supplies *Parent-requested grant

$1,200 | Ithan Elementary School | 512 students benefited

Students will have opportunities to engage in outdoor garden activities, such as: what to grow, where & how to plant, making garden maps, story sharing from family garden experiences & common knowledge of the plants, sprouting seeds, planting and labeling into big pots, caring for plants (watering, weeding, trellising), documenting what we learn into student journals, learning the heritage of different seeds, and how plants work together in plant communities. Students will get to work with their hands, learn how a garden grows, and make meaningful connections to lessons in their Life-Sciences units, allowing additional synergy with the new STEELS standards in Pennsylvania.

Students will have opportunities to engage in outdoor garden activities, such as: what to grow, where & how to plant, making garden maps, story sharing...

Voter Registration with League of Women Voters *Student-requested grant

$1,000 | Radnor High School | 320 students benefited

This voter registration project has become an annual tradition at Radnor High School. During practice for graduation, members of the League of Women Voters (LWV) student interns and former graduates address the approximately 320 members of the RHS Class of 2026 to encourage them to vote. Directions are provided on how to register and how to obtain and use a mail-in ballot. Timelines and potential pitfalls in the process are underscored. An envelope of voting and registration information is handed to each senior, which includes a voter registration form, a card with a QR code to register online, information about what will be on the ballot, and a link to Vote 411, the one-stop spot for voter and election information of the LWV. After receiving their envelopes, each student chooses an Insomnia cookie as a sweet reward for their efforts. Eligible students will be identified for registration, enabling them to vote in the spring primary.

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Voter Registration with League of Women Voters
*Student-requested grant

Voter Registration with League of Women Voters *Student-requested grant

$1,000 | Radnor High School | 320 students benefited

This voter registration project has become an annual tradition at Radnor High School. During practice for graduation, members of the League of Women Voters (LWV) student interns and former graduates address the approximately 320 members of the RHS Class of 2026 to encourage them to vote. Directions are provided on how to register and how to obtain and use a mail-in ballot. Timelines and potential pitfalls in the process are underscored. An envelope of voting and registration information is handed to each senior, which includes a voter registration form, a card with a QR code to register online, information about what will be on the ballot, and a link to Vote 411, the one-stop spot for voter and election information of the LWV. After receiving their envelopes, each student chooses an Insomnia cookie as a sweet reward for their efforts. Eligible students will be identified for registration, enabling them to vote in the spring primary.

This voter registration project has become an annual tradition at Radnor High School. During practice for graduation, members of the League of Women Voters...

SMART Music Series

$2,030 | Wayne Elementary School | 550 students benefited

Think xylophones and other instruments that students can play daily, with easier transport and storage! The Sonor SMART Series instruments elevate performance with their enhanced sound developed through acoustical research and innovative resonance chamber designs. The instruments will fit in seamlessly to current educational standards of providing a depth of sound creating abilities focusing on the use of Carl Orff's Instrumentarium and pedagogy.

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SMART Music Series

SMART Music Series

$2,030 | Wayne Elementary School | 550 students benefited

Think xylophones and other instruments that students can play daily, with easier transport and storage! The Sonor SMART Series instruments elevate performance with their enhanced sound developed through acoustical research and innovative resonance chamber designs. The instruments will fit in seamlessly to current educational standards of providing a depth of sound creating abilities focusing on the use of Carl Orff's Instrumentarium and pedagogy.

Think xylophones and other instruments that students can play daily, with easier transport and storage! The Sonor SMART Series instruments elevate performance with their enhanced sound developed through acoustical research and innovative resonance chamber designs.

Instructional Rigor Book Collection

$11,145 | RTSD | 330 teachers benefited | 3600 Students Benefited

This grant will allow teachers across all five of Radnor’s public schools to prioritize high-impact strategies that create observable improvements in student learning by shifting instructional practices from surface learning to deeper experiences where students synthesize knowledge and engage in creative, original thinking. The grant benefits a significant number of K–12 students by strengthening administrative and instructional capacity, fostering shared leadership, and embedding high-leverage practices across the district.

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Instructional Rigor Book Collection

Instructional Rigor Book Collection

$11,145 | RTSD | 330 teachers benefited | 3600 Students Benefited

This grant will allow teachers across all five of Radnor’s public schools to prioritize high-impact strategies that create observable improvements in student learning by shifting instructional practices from surface learning to deeper experiences where students synthesize knowledge and engage in creative, original thinking. The grant benefits a significant number of K–12 students by strengthening administrative and instructional capacity, fostering shared leadership, and embedding high-leverage practices across the district.

This grant will allow teachers across all five of Radnor’s public schools to prioritize high-impact strategies that create observable improvements in student...

Tabletop Hydroponic Growing Gardens

$300 | Radnor Middle School | 815 students benefited

The grant will kickstart a small indoor garden at Radnor Middle School's cafeteria using small hydroponic gardens with grow lights. The plan is to grow herbs, vegetables, and fruit to use in student meals. School gardens offer a fantastic opportunity to promote healthy eating habits for children. By involving students in the process of growing their own fruits and vegetables, they develop a deeper appreciation for fresh, nutritious food.

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Tabletop Hydroponic Growing Gardens

Tabletop Hydroponic Growing Gardens

$300 | Radnor Middle School | 815 students benefited

The grant will kickstart a small indoor garden at Radnor Middle School's cafeteria using small hydroponic gardens with grow lights. The plan is to grow herbs, vegetables, and fruit to use in student meals. School gardens offer a fantastic opportunity to promote healthy eating habits for children. By involving students in the process of growing their own fruits and vegetables, they develop a deeper appreciation for fresh, nutritious food.

The grant will kickstart a small indoor garden at Radnor Middle School's cafeteria using small hydroponic gardens with grow lights.

Building Literacy Through Instructional Design

$2,500 | Radnor Elementary School | 600 students benefited

Teachers will use new, small-group reading materials that align with both Common Core ELA standards and Michael McDowell’s Rigor Redefined instructional tools. The selected texts will be short, high-interest, and purposefully chosen to promote deep learning and transfer, working in tandem with electronic devices in the classroom. These texts will serve as anchor materials for inquiry-based small group instruction, Socratic seminars, and interdisciplinary projects, setting the stage for innovative strategies that cultivate original, critical, and creative thinking.

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Building Literacy Through Instructional Design

Building Literacy Through Instructional Design

$2,500 | Radnor Elementary School | 600 students benefited

Teachers will use new, small-group reading materials that align with both Common Core ELA standards and Michael McDowell’s Rigor Redefined instructional tools. The selected texts will be short, high-interest, and purposefully chosen to promote deep learning and transfer, working in tandem with electronic devices in the classroom. These texts will serve as anchor materials for inquiry-based small group instruction, Socratic seminars, and interdisciplinary projects, setting the stage for innovative strategies that cultivate original, critical, and creative thinking.

Teachers will use new, small-group reading materials that align with both Common Core ELA standards and Michael McDowell’s Rigor Redefined instructional tools.

Spin, Shape, Sustain: Growing Radnor High School’s Ceramics Program

$7,260 | Radnor High School | 120 students benefited

The arts program at Radnor High School has been recognized for its level of excellence. 3 new pottery wheels, stools and supplies will spark student creativity, perseverance and confidence as the current two functioning pottery wheels are at capacity. This grant enriches students’ learning experiences and provides innovative educational opportunities.

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Spin, Shape, Sustain: Growing Radnor High School’s Ceramics Program

Spin, Shape, Sustain: Growing Radnor High School’s Ceramics Program

$7,260 | Radnor High School | 120 students benefited

The arts program at Radnor High School has been recognized for its level of excellence. Three new pottery wheels, stools and supplies will spark student creativity, perseverance and confidence as the current two functioning pottery wheels are at capacity. This grant enriches students’ learning experiences and provides innovative educational opportunities.

The arts program at Radnor High School has been recognized for its level of excellence. 3 new pottery wheels, stools and supplies...

Outdoor Musical Instruments & Sensory Garden Add Ons

$4,650 | Radnor Elementary School | 600 students benefited

The existing dedicated space that supports student well-being, emotional regulation, and hands-on learning will offer birdhouses, rain drums, wind chimes, butterfly stations, a decorative water feature, a pathway, and plants, as well as yoga mats and blocks to support outdoor wellness practices. These features will encourage hands-on learning in science, social/emotional development, and mindfulness while engaging families, staff, and volunteers in the garden’s creation and care.

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Outdoor Musical Instruments & Sensory Garden Add Ons

Outdoor Musical Instruments & Sensory Garden Add Ons

$4,650 | Radnor Elementary School | 600 students benefited

The existing dedicated space that supports student well-being, emotional regulation, and hands-on learning will offer birdhouses, rain drums, wind chimes, butterfly stations, a decorative water feature, a pathway, and plants, as well as yoga mats and blocks to support outdoor wellness practices. These features will encourage hands-on learning in science, social/emotional development, and mindfulness while engaging families, staff, and volunteers in the garden’s creation and care.

The existing dedicated space that supports student well-being, emotional regulation, and hands-on learning will offer birdhouses, rain drums, wind chimes, butterfly stations...

Nationally Recognized College Placement Author/Speaker: Jeffrey Selingo

$7,500 | Radnor High School + 8th grade @ Radnor Middle School | 1,100 students benefited

A grant to bring Dr. Jeffrey Selingo, nationally recognized higher education author and journalist, to speak about making thoughtful choices in the college search process for students in grades 8-12. The author of Who Gets Inand Why, There Is Life After College, and most recently Dream School, Dr. Selingo challenges families to look beyond rankings and prestige, offering a more meaningful framework for finding the right college fit. Drawing on decades of research and reporting, he helps demystify admissions and highlights the many pathways to success after high school. His message will empower students and families to approach the process with confidence, clarity, and a healthier perspective on what truly matters in higher education.

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Nationally Recognized College Placement Author/Speaker: Jeffrey Selingo

Nationally Recognized College Placement Author/Speaker: Jeffrey Selingo

$7,500 | Radnor High School + 8th grade @ Radnor Middle School | 1,100 students benefited

A grant to bring Dr. Jeffrey Selingo, nationally recognized higher education author and journalist, to speak about making thoughtful choices in the college search process for students in grades 8-12. The author of Who Gets Inand Why, There Is Life After College, and most recently Dream School, Dr. Selingo challenges families to look beyond rankings and prestige, offering a more meaningful framework for finding the right college fit. Drawing on decades of research and reporting, he helps demystify admissions and highlights the many pathways to success after high school. His message will empower students and families to approach the process with confidence, clarity, and a healthier perspective on what truly matters in higher education.

A grant to bring Dr. Jeffrey Selingo, nationally recognized higher education author and journalist, to speak about making thoughtful choices in the college search process.

Ukeleles for the Music Classroom

$1,205 | Ithan Elementary School | 100 students benefited

This grant provides a class set of 25 ukuleles and a storage rack to offer an extension of the current music curriculum. Integrating the ukulele into music classrooms will offer another extension to song accompaniment, as well as basic chordal knowledge. Music concepts such as matching pitch, steady beat, triple and duple meter, form and songwriting can all be enhanced and supported through the use of ukuleles.

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Ukeleles for the Music Classroom

Ukeleles for the Music Classroom

$1,205 | Ithan Elementary School | 100 students benefited

This grant provides a class set of 25 ukuleles and a storage rack to offer an extension of the current music curriculum. Integrating the ukulele into music classrooms will offer another extension to song accompaniment, as well as basic chordal knowledge. Music concepts such as matching pitch, steady beat, triple and duple meter, form and songwriting can all be enhanced and supported through the use of ukuleles.

This grant provides a class set of 25 ukuleles and a storage rack to offer an extension of the current music curriculum. Integrating the ukulele into music classrooms...

Pathfinders After-school Activities Program

$5,000 | Wayne Elementary School | 30 students benefited

This after-school initiative is designed to support our most at-need students – those facing socioeconomic challenges, academic hurdles, and limited access to enrichment opportunities. The program provides a safe, nurturing space for students to receive academic support after school hours end, engage in collaborative play, develop social-emotional skills, and participate in meaningful enrichment activities. Funds will be used for nutritious food during seasonal celebrations and milestone events to foster community and joy, as well as outdoor programs and other environmental learning experiences that promote wellness and curiosity.

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Pathfinders After-school Activities Program

Pathfinders After-school Activities Program

$5,000 | Wayne Elementary School | 30 students benefited

This after-school initiative is designed to support our most at-need students – those facing socioeconomic challenges, academic hurdles, and limited access to enrichment opportunities. The program provides a safe, nurturing space for students to receive academic support after school hours end, engage in collaborative play, develop social-emotional skills, and participate in meaningful enrichment activities. Funds will be used for nutritious food during seasonal celebrations and milestone events to foster community and joy, as well as outdoor programs and other environmental learning experiences that promote wellness and curiosity.

This after-school initiative is designed to support our most at-need students – those facing socioeconomic challenges, academic hurdles, and limited access.

Casseroles for a Cause *Student-requested grant

$950 | RTSD | 50 students benefited

Casseroles for a Cause is a Radnor High School club that was formed during the 2024-2025 school year. Its mission is to eliminate hunger in Philadelphia by making casseroles at various school events (such as the MLK Day of Service) and educating the community about food insecurity, one club, one casserole, and one meal at a time. Casseroles for a Cause plans 2 casserole-making days, which can accommodate students from all five Radnor schools to help in casserole production.

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Casseroles for a Cause *Student-requested grant

Casseroles for a Cause *Student-requested grant

$950 | RTSD | 50 students benefited

Casseroles for a Cause is a Radnor High School club that was formed during the 2024-2025 school year. Its mission is to eliminate hunger in Philadelphia by making casseroles at various school events (such as the MLK Day of Service) and educating the community about food insecurity, one club, one casserole, and one meal at a time. Casseroles for a Cause plans 2 casserole-making days, which can accommodate students from all five Radnor schools to help in casserole production.

Casseroles for a Cause is a Radnor High School club that was formed during the 2024-2025 school year. Its mission is to eliminate hunger in Philadelphia.

Measure Mobility Physical Education Devices

$2,828 | Radnor Elementary School | 600 students benefited

Completed laps walking or running within a set time is a standard measure used in Physical Education class to assess aspects of a student’s mobility and physical development. These funds will provide an individual, portable RFID reader for students to wear on the wrist during PE class, which is then tracked as it passes a reader, registering lap counts and times. This improves assessment accuracy and frees the teacher’s attention to engage in instruction and observation. Collected lap count data can be used at the individual and group level for progress monitoring and goal setting with assurances of high accuracy.

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Measure Mobility Physical Education Devices

Measure Mobility Physical Education Devices

$2,828 | Radnor Elementary School | 600 students benefited

Completed laps walking or running within a set time is a standard measure used in Physical Education class to assess aspects of a student’s mobility and physical development. These funds will provide an individual, portable RFID reader for students to wear on the wrist during PE class, which is then tracked as it passes a reader, registering lap counts and times. This improves assessment accuracy and frees the teacher’s attention to engage in instruction and observation. Collected lap count data can be used at the individual and group level for progress monitoring and goal setting with assurances of high accuracy.

Completed laps walking or running within a set time is a standard measure used in Physical Education class to assess aspects of a student’s mobility.

Ancient History Picture Books

$3,500 | Radnor Middle School + Ithan, Radnor and Wayne Elementary Schools | 300 students benefited

The grant will cover books for a literacy sharing project between our 7th graders and all three sets of 2nd graders in Radnor elementary schools, where the 7th graders will pair two-on-two with the 2nd graders to read a picture book tied to our curriculum in Ancient World History. Each 2nd grader will hear two stories from their older schoolmates and complete a literacy activity with the 7th graders. In addition to the curricular connection, this provides the opportunity for 7th graders to be in a leadership position and to model good literacy behaviours to younger students.

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Ancient History Picture Books

Ancient History Picture Books

$3,500 | Radnor Middle School + Ithan, Radnor and Wayne Elementary Schools | 300 students benefited

The grant will cover books for a literacy sharing project between our 7th graders and all three sets of 2nd graders in Radnor elementary schools, where the 7th graders will pair two-on-two with 2nd graders. The older students will read a picture book tied to our curriculum in Ancient World History. Each 2nd grader will hear two stories from their older schoolmates and complete a literacy activity with the 7th graders. In addition to the curricular connection, this provides the opportunity for 7th graders to be in a leadership position and to model good literacy behaviours to younger students.

The grant will cover books for a literacy sharing project between our 7th graders and all three sets of 2nd graders in Radnor elementary schools, where the 7th graders will pair two-on-two with the 2nd graders .
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