Since 2009, the Methacton Education Foundation has proudly helped fund the innovative proposals of Methacton staff - which has led to transformative programming at every grade level.
GRANTS AWARDED BY YEAR
2023-2024 Grant Awards
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$89,000 STEM Fab Lab
The Methacton FAB Lab empowers students, teachers, and the community to learn by doing. This STEM space uses cutting-edge tech (3D printing, lasers!) to tackle real-world problems and foster creativity and collaboration.
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$40,000 Sonor SMART Xylophones
Arrowhead, Eagleville, Woodland, and Worcester schools acquire new Sonor SMART Xylophones and mallets for their music classes and Orff Ensembles! These high-quality instruments will enhance the musical experience for students and allow them to reach their full potential.
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$27,000 Kindergarten Balance Bikes
This program will give every child in Methacton School District how to ride a bike in kindergarten physical education class. The bike program is an eight-week program for all Kindergarten students using Strider brand balance bikes. The curriculum is eight integrative lessons beginning with the simple goal of teaching a child how to move, balance, and stop while on a two-wheeled balance bike.
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$19,000 Big Blue Blocks at Elementary Schools
Imagination Playground Blocks are foam pieces that allow children to engage in open-ended, free play during recess. Classrooms will also have access to these blocks for classroom community/team building or to use them for academic subjects like Science, Math, and Social Studies.
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$15,000 Expanding Accessibility to Wheel Thrown Ceramics
More pottery wheels mean more practice time for everyone! Open studio hours and adaptable options will make ceramics inclusive and engaging for all students.
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$11,500 Backpack Program
Since 2018, the Methacton Backpack Program, funded by donors, has provided weekend and holiday meals to students in need. This program bridges the gap between school meals by offering backpacks filled with easy-to-prepare food.
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$5,000 Percussion and Technology Replacement
Help replace outdated and damaged percussion & sound equipment for our Marching Band, Indoor Percussion Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble!
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$4,500 Chamber Theater (Arcola)
At the middle school level, funding was provided for the Chamber Theater to come to Arcola to perform several plays based on the short stories 8th graders read throughout the year in their English classes.
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$3,500 Health Career Fair (Methacton High School)
Funding to support a seminar for our High School students centered on exploring career opportunities in the STEM health science fields. Partnering with a company, Healthworks, who would pull together a panel of experts to present to students virtually and allow them to ask questions and potentially receive mentoring from these experts as they pursue careers in these fields.
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$2,500 Arcola Rocks! Modern Band Instrument Fund
Bring the beat to Arcola's music class! We helped add technology to support the Modern Band program. Students will learn to play, perform, improvise, and compose popular music genres like pop, rock, rap, R&B, and country. This engaging program will ignite a passion for music that will stay with them for years to come.
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$2,000 Opening the Door to Orchestra
Methacton offers strings starting in 3rd grade! Rentals are available, but to make it more accessible for all, we are funding to refurbish 20 of our older violins thanks to our qualified music teachers. This will provide instruments for students who can't afford rentals.
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$1,200 Translator Earbuds (Methacton High School)
Program to pilot the use of translator earbuds by ESL students and teachers to meet the communication and academic needs of this growing population of students.
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$500 Support for Science Fair Students
2022-2023 Grant Awards
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$6,587 Big Blue Blocks (Eagleville Elementary)
Imagination Playground Blocks are foam pieces that allow children to engage in open-ended, free play during recess. Classrooms will also have access to these blocks for classroom community/team building or to use them for academic subjects like Science, Math, and Social Studies.
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$1,679 News/TV Studio (Arrowhead Elementary)
Arrowhead students will get experience with journalism and producing a news program!
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$6,650 Maker Space Update & Laser Cutter (Skyview)
Laser cutters and engravers can play an important role in encouraging interest in STEAM by providing an easy way to integrate hands-on learning for ALL students.
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$800 Modern Band (Skyview)
The addition of electric bass to the curriculum allows students to build a rhythm section: the heartbeat of a Modern Band.
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$33,000 CNC Plasma Cutter (Arcola)
The addition of the CNC plasma cutter enhances the learning of all students by exposing them to STEM careers and skills that very few would have access to outside of school.
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$18,425 Music Technology Student-Teacher Collaboration Monitor (Arcola)
All students in Arcola participate in music classes and spend half of the music rotation in the Music Technology classroom. This equipment helps students use desktop computers, midi-interfaced keyboards, and audio/video production software to navigate a project-based curriculum.
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$1423 for a 3D Printer (High School)
Upper-level tech ed. classes rely on 3D printing as an integral part of the curriculum. The additional printer allows students to print more projects!
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$5000 for College Tours (High School)
This is joined with the Montgomery County OIC to support a spring break tour to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The goals are to teach first-generation college students or students from underrepresented populations that they can have access to college and be partnered with local leaders in the community to mentor them.
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$28,700 Lavalier Microphones (High School)
Lavalier microphones to support the MHS Theater Company for spring and fall shows.
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$30,000 HD Camera for Warrior News (High School)
This project will allow students to work with equipment found in professional recording and live environments, both in studios and on-location capacities.
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$2000 TEAMS National Competition Funding (High School)
EAMS (Test of Engineering, Aptitude, Math, and Science) is an annual, theme-based competition that allows high school students to discover their passion for STEM and engineering with the potential to make a difference in the world. Methacton’s group (Group A) placed 6th in Pennsylvania (in the top 20% nationally) and qualified to compete in the National TEAMS Competition from June 29th through July 2nd in Louisville, Kentucky.
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$4000 ISTE STEM Conference (Staff)
Registration fees for STEM certified teachers to the ISTE Conference
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$53,095 Horizon Project (All)
Support the update of the Planetarium
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$10,000 Backpack Program (All)
Support the Methacton Backpack Program to provide students in need with supplemental food items.
2021-2022Â Grants Awards
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$46,105
STEM Innovation Laboratories: MHS Hydroponic Farm & Forensic Labs
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$10,800
Dual Enrollment Program for College Credits
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$21,000
Proud Artists iPad Art Program
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$ 6,749
DLSR cameras for MHS
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$8,000
Lego STEM Grant for the 6th-grade Technology Education program
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$4,567
Graphing Calculator for students
2020-2021 Grants Awarded
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$11,235.21
Backpack Program for Food Insecure Students
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Arcola Philanthropy Club
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$1,398.93
Flip Classroom - Producing Chemistry Instructional Videos
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$1,369.86
STEM Fish Tank Ecosystem
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$4,500.00
STEM Kits at Eagleville
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$90,000.00
REACH: Mental Health Support Program
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STEM Innovation Lab: Hydroponic Farm
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STEM Innovation Lab: Forensics BioChemistry Lab
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$25,000.00
Uncharted Learning Entrepreneurship Business Program
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$79,616.30
Pre-K Scholarship Program for Students-in-Need
2019-2020 Grant Awards
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$1,500.00
3D Printing the Future
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$23,952.00
Dedicated iPads for Elementary Library STEMakerSpaces
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$11,700.00
Outdoor Education - Need-Based Scholarships
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$2,212.00
24 Game: Teaching Tool to Sharpen Critical Math Skills
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$583.00
Breakout EDU: Game-Based Learning Platform
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$3,800.00
DNA Molecular Separation Instructional Lab Kits
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$29,460.00
Engineering Laptops for Computer-Aided Design Software
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$1,000.00
STEM Lessons in the Library
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$8,000.00
PCHF Arcola Philanthropy Club
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$23,633.78
Pre-K Scholarships for Students-in-Need
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$450.00
Science Faculty Membership Fees for MCSTA
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$1,500.00
Electric Car Club
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Backpack Program for Students in Need
2018-2019 Grant Awards
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Programs for Economically Disadvantaged Students
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Science Faculty Membership Fees for MCSTA
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Scholarships for Economically Disadvantaged Students for Marching Band
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Electric Car Club
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3rd Grade Coding Ozobots
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$4,560.00
Woodland STEM Aquarium
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College Tour Trip for Economically Disadvantaged Students
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Robotics Club
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$11,010.36
PCHF Grant -Arcola Philanthropy Club
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STEM Renovation of Elementary School Libraries
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Ukulele Instruction at Skyview
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Post Prom
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First Grade STEM Tools at Eagleville
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$5,045.00
ISTE STEM Conference Registration Fees for Educators
2017-2018 Grant Awards
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$2,491.00
AP Testing Fees for Economically Disadvantaged Students
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$3,100.00
Robotics Club
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$450.00
Science Faculty Membership Fees for MCSTA
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$2,000.00
Loaner Musical Instruments for Economically Disadvantaged Students
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$4,775.00
Woodland Video News Production Program
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$4,500.00
College Tour Trip for Economically Disadvantaged Students
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Electric Car Club
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Loaner Musical Instruments for Economically Disadvantaged Students
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T.E.A.M.S. Club
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$600.00
JV History Club
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$20,155.00
Music Technology Production Course
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$15,850.00
Driver's Education Simulator
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$10,081.35
Backpack Program for Economically Disadvantaged Students
2016-2017 Grant Awards
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$450.00
Science Faculty Membership Fees for MCSTA
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$1,427.79
STEM Simple Machines
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$3,000.00
One Book, One School
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$2,500.00
Arcola Orchestra and Air Force Strings
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$2,500.00
Autistic Support Field Trips
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$2,500.00
Poetry Alive School Visit
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$3,000.00
Artist in Residence
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$3,100.00
Robotics Club
2015-2016 Grant Awards
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$3,000.00
Electric Car Club
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$999.00
Digital SLR Cameras
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$566.00
Display Walls
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$9,000.00
STEMaker Spaces
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$2,800.00
Bird Habitat Garden
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$200.00
History Bowl Team Trip
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$1,000.00
National History Bee Competition Trip
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$10,500.00
Marching Band Trip to Outback Bowl
