Welcome to Saucon Valley Foundation
for Educational Innovation

The Saucon Valley Foundation for Educational Innovation was established in 2007 by a group of community and business leaders who recognize that the quality of an education system and the vitality of he community it serves are intertwined. These residents want to ensure the continued success of our current students, as well as that of future generations. The Foundation’s mission is to achieve and maintain innovative excellence by employing private resources to supplement traditional classroom funding.

This mosaic of Van Gogh's Starry Night was constructed by students and now hangs in the Elementary School. Funds for the creative project came from a grant from the Foundation. (photo by Susan Kennedy).

Our focus is to encourage innovation through creative teaching, to facilitate student development and to foster community and school partnerships. The Foundation will fund major projects but will also enable faculty members to undertake numerous innovative classroom projects at all grade levels by awarding small grants.

Since its inception, the Foundation has contributed more than $20,000 to SVSD teachers for innovative ideas (click for list). Grants for the spring cycle are in process. The monies paid for (among other projects):

• Civil War Social for HS English and SS
• Document Camera for 6th grade team
• Early reading intervention training for Kindergarten teachers

• Five Robot kits for HS math *Mentor Program for all, organized by MS
• Fees to host a World Religion Symposium *Tickets to a Shakespeare play for AP English

Teachers:  Grant requests being accepted for the next cycle!
Click on "Grant Application" above to access needed forms.