Success Stories and Testimonies

What students and staff are saying about the opportunities made available to them by the Foundation for Learning:

“Students are motivated in different ways. This is another way to reach out to an entirely different group of students. I have enjoyed seeing the progress the students have made as they have enrolled and worked with the program on their own. It has empowered them to take their own initiative to improve without the teacher coaching them through the music at all times. Thank you so much for providing this opportunity”

Fran Fatta, Music Teacher and Grant Recipient, VHHS

“This has been great. To create an opportunity to identify our leaders across age groups and interests. To see students from both schools share the day and the many messages they participated in. Feedback was very positive.”

Nancy Dick, Student Assistance Program Coordinator and Grant Recipient, LHS

“This grant has provided the opportunity for students to capture the flavors and diversity of grains from around the world. We are so grateful to have had the chance to introduce this concept to our culinary students.”

Leslie Nardini, Jeanne Wolff, Kelley Whitescarver, Family and Consumer Science Teachers and Grant Recipients, VHHS

“It is very exciting to premiere a new composition. It is even more exciting to have that piece composed just for your school and to know that on the top of the music it will say—composed for Vernon Hills HS Jazz Strings—for everyone to see in the future.”

Jazz Strings Student