New Albany-Floyd County Education Foundation

Great Classroom Grants in action at Hazelwood Middle School!

We are so grateful for NAFC educators who bring hands-on learning to life, and for the donors who make these classroom grants possible.

Great Classroom Grants in action at Grant Line Elementary!

Thanks to support from the New Albany-Floyd County Education Foundation, the Grant Line library was able to add hands-on STEM activity packs for students across multiple grade levels.

We love seeing the library become an even more interactive space for creativity, critical thinking, and exploration.

Thank you to our donors and community supporters who help make these opportunities possible for NAFC students!

Great Classroom Grants in action at Greenville Elementary School! Thanks to the New Albany-Floyd County Education Foundation and the generosity of our community, Mrs. Jett was able to purchase wooden drawing figures to support hands-on art instruction.

We are grateful for the educators who bring creative ideas to life in their classrooms, and for the donors who help make these projects possible!

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, we are highlighting a new option in 2026, the Pre-Certified Programs within the Mental Health Grants.

Current Pre-Certified PrograCurrent Pre-Certified Progra include:
- B.A.Y.A. “Beautiful As You Are”
- LOOK OUT FOR THE LEFT OUT
- Play It Safe!®
- The DUDE Project

Hazelwood students recently participated in a B.A.Y.A. Self-Love Day Retreat, where they spent the day focusing on self-love, confidence, and embracing who they are. Parents shared that their daughters loved the experience and continued talking about it afterward.

We have also seen the continued impact of LOOK OUT FOR THE LEFT OUT in our schools, including at S. Ellen Jones Elementary, where students and staff have taken part in assemblies, classroom visits, and hands-on activities centered on kindness, inclusion, and connection.

By introducing these Pre-Certified Programs, we hope to keep responding to the needs of our educators and make it easier to bring meaningful support into more NAFC schools.

Funding for Mental Health Grants is still available for NAFC educators: https://tinyurl.com/2026MentalHealthGrantApp

Because of community support, this work continues.

Students do better when they have the tools and space to pause, reset, and refocus.

Through our Mental Health Grants, NAFC educators are creating calming corners, sensory spaces, and outdoor environments that help students regulate emotions and stay connected to learning.

At Hazelwood Middle School, students use the calming corner for needed stress breaks while staying engaged in class.

Sixth-grade teacher at Highland Hills Middle School, Meghan Myron, shared, “In stressful times, it’s a great place to take 5 and refocus.”

And at Floyds K***s Elementary, an outdoor classroom and calming space has helped students grow in confidence and encourage one another.

These supports help create school environments where students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.
Because of community support, our educators are building spaces for regulation, confidence, and growth across NAFC Schools.

We love seeing Great Classroom Grants in action! Community support helped bring new STEM resources into Mrs. Dohoney’s classroom at Greenville Elementary, giving students more hands-on opportunities to explore, build, and learn.

💜Students need to feel seen, valued, and connected at school.

Research shows that school connectedness supports student well-being, engagement, relationships, and positive school culture.

Through our Mental Health Grants, NAFC educators are creating opportunities for students to practice empathy, build connection, and include others in meaningful ways.

After participating in the LOOK OUT FOR THE LEFT OUT program, Stacey Meadors, S. Ellen Jones Elementary School principal, shared that students are “building and growing empathy and helpfulness on a daily basis,” with staff and students making a more intentional effort to include others and build connections.

Through a Random Acts of Kindness Club project with Kristen Boehnlein at Highland Hills Middle School, students stuffed more than 1,000 lockers with positive notes. Mrs. Boehnlein shared that students talked about keeping the notes because they loved the encouraging message.

These projects help shape the daily culture of our schools.

Because of community support, our educators are creating moments of kindness, inclusion, and connection that students carry with them.

We love seeing Great Classroom Grants come to life in our schools! 🎶