Kettering Education Foundation

Our Kettering Community has greatly supported KEF over KEF’s 30 years. From community members providing countless hours of volunteering to spreading the word about KEF and providing feedback, KEF is grateful for your continued support!

We are excited to announce that KEF Grants are now open for applications!

At the Kettering Education Foundation, our mission is to support teachers in bringing innovative, creative ideas into the classroom—enhancing curriculum and enriching the daily learning experiences of Kettering students.

✅ Eligibility: All preschool, elementary, and secondary teachers employed by the Kettering School District are encouraged to apply. Proposals may be submitted individually or as a group.

💰 Grant amounts available:
Up to $1,000 for new individual grants
Up to $5,000 for new group grants
Up to $1,000 for renewals

💡 Projects must be curriculum-based and demonstrate a clear benefit to students.
Teachers—don’t miss this opportunity to bring your ideas to life for the students of Kettering!

👉 Learn more and apply today: https://newkef.ketteringeducationfoundation.org/grant

Meet Our Team!

GRANT AWARDED—Cambrie Borchers, Southdale fourth-grade teacher, received grant support for her project titled INDI-vidual Thinkers: Building STEAM Skills Through Robotics.

She wrote,

“This grant enhanced student learning by providing hands-on, engaging opportunities to explore foundational coding and robotics concepts through the Sphero INDI robots. The best part of this project was the high level of student engagement and excitement during hands-on robotics activities. Students were eager to collaborate, experiment, and problem-solve while learning coding concepts in a meaningful and accessible way. The joy on their faces when they experienced success after trial and error was priceless.”

GRANT AWARDED-Annamarie Velasco, Fairmont Art Teacher, received a grant titled Art Garden Space.

She wrote,
“The idea of building a dream (outdoor classroom) space intended to enrich student learning has been especially relevant this year as our district prepares to make many building changes. The best part about our Art Garden Space has been including students in the process of designing, building, and executing this dream space. Student voices were the driving force of our brainstorms and blueprints - which has certainly been the best part.”

GRANT AWARDED-Megan Ray, SD Title 1 teacher, received a KEF grant titled Foundations First: Multisensory Tools for Beginning Readers.

“The materials purchased with this grant have given struggling and emergent readers hands-on, kinesthetic ways to practice phonic skills. Seeing the student engagement and excitement using the materials has been
great! Because of the multi-sensory, engaging activities, students are getting a variety of hands-on experiences to solidify and/or enhance phonics skills.”

How can you contribute to the Kettering Education Foundation?

📚 Mail your donation to: Kate Spencer, Donor Services The Dayton Foundation; 1401 S Main, Street Suite 100 Dayton, OH 45409

📚 Donate Online- Tribute Gifts, Honor Gifts, Memorial Gifts & Alumni Gifts
https://ketteringeducationfoundation.org/index.php/donate/

📚 Planned Giving-Establish a scholarship for a Kettering Fairmont High School student or Make a continuous gift to the Kettering Education Foundation for teacher grants.

You may email [email protected] if you would like to speak to someone from the Kettering Education Foundation regarding donations.

What is the Mission of the Kettering Education Foundation?

Create opportunities for interested citizens, organizations, and businesses to enhance the educational opportunities in the Kettering City Schools. Contributions are used to fund a grant program supporting curriculum-based programs and innovative teaching.