Loudoun Education Foundation

?Early giving is open for GiveChoose Day!? Each week, more Loudoun County Public Schools students and their families are requesting weekend meal bags, and the Loudoun Education Foundation's Fueled program is working to meet the need. As part of the 24-hour GiveChoose Day fundraising campaign, LEF is raising funds for our Fueled program, which provides meal bags, healthy snacks, and hygiene items to 2,000 students each week. Early giving is open now. ???? Please donate to support our neighbors in need at: sqr.co/Give-Choose/ #GiveChoose #earlygiving #LEF4LCPS #Loudoun #LCPS #NorthernVirginia #students #educators #fueled #mealbags #hygiene #snacks

Attention Educators! Ready to bring your groundbreaking ideas to the classroom? The Innovation in Education Grants for Teachers are designed to empower you to transform education and enhance student learning. LEF is awarding a total of $90,000 this school year! Who can apply? ?? K-12 Teachers ?? Educators with innovative project ideas ?? Those passionate about making a difference in their classrooms Why apply? ?? Access to funding for your projects ?? Opportunity to inspire and engage students How to apply: ?? Submit your proposal at https://lnkd.in/eG7nmirh ??? Deadline: April 4, 2025 ?? Learn more at https://lnkd.in/d2X7XZhD Potowmack Elementary received funding for their project "Vex Robots: High Rise". Fourth and fifth graders had the chance to learn coding. As part of the project, students got to work on designing their own robots using Vex Robotics materials. "Thanks to the LEF, we were able to extend our students' knowledge of coding by giving the kids a chance to work collaboratively to make their own robot designs. We now have materials that we can use with students for many years to come so the impact of this project will be felt long into the future." - Dr. Michelle Copeland Thanks to our Innovation in Education Grant funders: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Claude Moore Charitable Foundation #innovation #InnovationinEducationGrants #LEF4LCPS #LCPS #Loudoun #nonprofit #grants #students #educators #NorthernVirginia #PotowmackElementarySchool #VexRobots #fourthgraders #fifthgraders #science #coding #collaboration Loudoun County Public Schools

Excited to share this update from the Loudoun Education Foundation! This week, our Founder and CEO Susan Mitchell engaged with students at the Health and Medical Sciences (HAMSci) Academy. This initiative highlights LEF’s mission to collaborate with local businesses and support Loudoun County Public Schools students. We’re proud to be a partner in action with LCPS. #partnershipsinaction #HAMSci #AthariBio #LEF4LCPS

?Help us fuel our community!? Host a drive or purchase extra snacks next time you're at the store to support LEF’s Fueled program. Message the LEF team through our website when you're ready for us to pick up your donation. Stocking the in-school pantries with snacks helps Loudoun County Public Schools students stay charged up and ready to learn! #poweredbyLEFfueled #LEF4LCPS #Loudoun #LCPS #NorthernVirginia #students #fueled #donation #nonprofit #snackdrive #snacks

This week, the LEF team got to be a fly on the wall as Athari Bio + Sciences Founder and CEO Susan Mitchell spoke to students at the Health and Medical Sciences (HAMSci) Academy. ?? This brand new program represents the heart of LEF’s mission: collaborating with local business partners such as Athari to support Loudoun County Public Schools students. Three years ago, the HAMsci Academy started with the spark of an idea, as LEF set out to raise enough funds to launch the program. Now 75 first-year students are enrolled at two locations, Tuscarora High School and Briar Woods High School, and industry leaders such as Susan are still at the table to ensure student success. ?? #partnershipsinaction #HAMSci #TuscaroraHighSchool #BriarWoodsHighSchool #AthariBio #partners #medicalsciences #LEF4LCPS #LCPS #Loudoun #NorthernVirginia #nonprofit

A shout out to ?? Apple Federal Credit Union for all of the ways they support LCPS students and educators. Their contributions include volunteering to help LEF's Fueled program stock in-school pantries, providing bank accounts and low-interest loans to 40 international teachers new to LCPS, and sponsoring SHINE (Spotlighting Heroes in Education). Apple FCU's recognition by the Virginia School Board Association and the Loudoun County School Board is well deserved! #LEF4LCPS #Loudoun #LCPS #NorthernVirginia #educators #students #nonprofit #SHINE #AppleFCU #Fueled #inschoolpantries #InternationalTeachers #LoudounCountySchoolBoard @LCPSOfficial

On Feb 19. students had the chance to make horn telescopes with representatives from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Think Big Space at J.L. Simpson Middle School. ?? What is a horn telescope? If you were trying to hear a whisper from across the room you’d have to cup your hands around your ears to focus the sound. A horn telescope does just that, only for radio waves from space! It has a big, flared out metal funnel shaped like a horn which guides radio waves from space to a special probe. Scientists study that data to better understand the solar system. #AWS #Amazon #AWSinCommunity #LEF4LCPS #LCPS #Loudoun #NorthernVirginia #science #ThinkBig #space #nonprofit #students Loudoun County Public Schools

Last chance to vote for LEF for the Sweeping Change Fund, a fun, new donation program from our friend Natasha Magrath and You've Got Maids of Northern Virginia! LEF is on the cusp of being named a finalist, but we need your support to stay in the running for a $1,500 donation. Learn how LEF supports Loudoun County Public Schools and VOTE before 3/1: https://lnkd.in/exp3UwBb #LEF4LCPS #LCPS #Loudoun #NorthernVirginia #SweepingChange #donation #nonprofit #vote #YouveGotMaidsofNorthernVirginia

A big thank you and congratulations goes out to two community leaders who recently won Loudoun Chamber Community Leadership Awards! Kathleen Schwab, with RE/MAX, was named the Young Professional of the Year and Sharon L. Wright, owner of Loud & Clear Marketing, LLC, was named the Executive Leader of the Year. ?? All award winners were provided $1,000 from the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties to give to a local nonprofit of their choice, and Kathleen and Sharon chose to designate their donation to the Loudoun Education Foundation. Thank you! ?? Photo cred: Alex Mangione Photography #LEF4LCPS #LCPS #Loudoun #NorthernVirginia #ChamberCommunityLeadershipAwards #nonprofit #thankyou Loudoun County Public Schools

??LEF is accepting applications for our Innovation in Education grants! ?? Our goal this school year is to give away a record number of grants to Loudoun County Public Schools teachers to provide special educational opportunities for their students. We've funded projects such as a student-run school store, a student-produced podcast, and a school garden. Check out this video highlighting Leesburg Elementary School's store-funded by an LEF grant! Apply for up to $1,500 by April 4 at https://lnkd.in/eKKtmcvz. #LEF4LCPS #LCPS #Loudoun #Virginia #NorthernVirginia #nonprofit #Innovationineducationgrants #educators #students