LEF Grant Program
The Ladue Education Foundation grant program is designed to promote extraordinary learning opportunities for Ladue School District youth, families and faculty to support student success and further enhance district goals. These grants focus on all grade levels and in all areas of educational endeavor – academic, artistic, athletic, extracurricular, civic and character development.
The 2009 grants were awarded in April for the following worthy projects:
- Art in the Limelight-Ladue, a two-day festival providing Ladue Schools students the opportunity to experience and participate in quality fine arts performances.
- Reed-Patrick Henry Partnership, a character-building learning collaboration between Reed Elementary School and a St. Louis Public School
- International Relations, a foreign policy simulation for Ladue Horton Watkins High School students held at Truman Library in Idependence, MO.
- Math Achievement Initiative, a university-district partnerhsip to pair college student tutors with Ladue Middle School math students in need of extra help.
- Reed's Outstanding 'Bots Optimize Technology (ROBOTS), professional development for teachers responsible for robotics instruction in district elementary schools.
- Leveled Literacy Intervention, a pilot program at Old Bonhomme School for struggling first grade readers.
- Ladue Early Childhood Center Professional Development, promoting collaborative "care team" training for teachers at the early childhood building.
- Listen Up! Conway's Digital Bookshelf, using audio books to improve reading performance through technology at Conway Elementary School.
- Digital Voice Recorders for Spanish Students, a new tool for improving oral proficiency in Spanish at Reed and Spoede schools.
- Technology in Physical Education, new g-force technology equipment designed to enhance Ladue Middle School students' workouts.
- Strengthening Reading Skills, training for teachers administering a special computer-based reading program at Ladue Horton Watkins High School.
Applications will be accepted once a year on February 1. Notification of grant awards will be announced in the spring. For more information, contact:
Donna Coble, Executive Director
Ladue Education Foundation
9703 Conway Road
St. Louis, MO 63124
314-983-5334
