Serving as a link between the community and the schools, the Foundation has awarded over $250,000 in grants since its inception. These grants are competitive and must meet established criteria. In the last 10 years, more than 100 teachers have received Foundation grants, averaging $1500. Some examples of these grants from previous years are funding for Arts and Latin American Culture projects in Art History, Glass Kiln and supplies for glass-fusing projects in Art, and digital and video cameras to record student projects in Physics.

Click on the sliding panels below to see a selection of photos from some of the most memorable projects in recent years.

Catapult project Students design, build and demonstrate medieval-style catapults and trebuchets.

Hovercraft project High-school students build and test-drive mini-hovercrafts (air cushion vehicles).

Potato Cannon project Building pipe-based potato cannons with air-pressure launch systems.

Power Wheels project Students build battery-powered wheeled vehicles of a variety of shapes and sizes.

Rollercoaster project Students assemble huge rollercoasters (complete with cameras) from KNEX components.