Traditional Grants

 
“…This grant serves as a reaffirmation that the work we do…the work we share with hundreds or schools around the nation and the globe…is valued, not just by our community but by educational leaders such as the E.E. Ford Foundation…”
— School Head
 

~ CONGRATULATIONS ~
June 2025 Traditional Grant Recipients!

SCHOOLS AWARDED:

Bishop McNamara High School

Catlin Gabel School

Flintridge Preparatory School

Geffen Academy

Germantown Academy

Gifft Hill School

Greenhill School

Howard School

Lawrence Academy

Maui Preparatory School

Pilgram School

Providence High School

Santa Catalina

South Kent School

Trevor Day School

United Nations International School

Wakefield School

Woodward School for Girls

ASSOCIATION AWARDED:

Close-Up / NNSP, National Network of Schools in Partnership

Featured Projects 2022-2020

Featured Projects
Augusta Preparatory Day School

Digital Landscape Lab

Augusta Preparatory Day School

Augusta Preparatory Day School, an independent college preparatory school in Augusta, Georgia, is creating a space which will provide an immersive, interactive, and engaging learning experience for students through the use of augmented, virtual and extended reality or “XR”. The Digital Landscape Lab is located in the W. Rodger Giles Institute for Inquiry, which will open for classes in January 2024.

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Savannah Country Day School

Faculty Fellowship Program

Savannah Country Day School

The purpose of the Grant is to create an ongoing Faculty Fellowship Program that will provide recent college graduates with an opportunity to launch their careers in education by gaining one to two years of valuable teaching experience at an independent school.

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Lycée Français de San Francisco

Actions Beyond Words

Lycée Français de San Francisco

The LFSF, with the funding awarded through the Edward E. Ford Foundation and match, is set to implement a comprehensive three-year program encompassing creative art collaborations, training sessions, and workshops. This transformative journey, named ‘Actions Beyond Words’, commences in Spring 2023.

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Harley School

Comprehensive Climate Change Curriculum

Harley School

To create, develop, and disseminate a comprehensive climate change curriculum for the Upper School. Simultaneously, work to align Harley’s institutional practices with the spirit of the curriculum is being developed through the writing and implementing of a school-wide sustainability plan; including a goal related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Bosque School

Immersives

Bosque School

At Bosque School, we are preparing today’s students to thrive in tomorrow’s world through dynamic, engaging, and impactful educational opportunities. This commitment is exemplified by the addition of a three-week immersive program—first launched in the spring of 2022.

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Dublin School

Dartmouth MALS Fellowship for Aspiring Educators

Dublin School

A groundbreaking program that serves to support and mentor prospective teachers and administrators from underrepresented populations interested in starting their careers in independent schools. 

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Westminster School

Horizons

Westminster School

Our six-week summer program delivers a comprehensive curriculum—focused on literacy and STEAM education and enriched with experiential learning, field trips and swim lessons.

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Branson School

Building Bridges, Changing the Narrative

Branson School

Branson’s mission is “to develop students who make a positive impact in the world by leading lives of integrity, purpose, learning, and joy.” We take seriously the charge to “grow good humans” with a broad worldview and deep understanding of their own humanity.

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