The music program at Olentangy Meadows Elementary School received a big boost this school year thanks to the efforts of music teacher Sarah King and a grant from the Olentangy Education Foundation (OEF).

LEGO bricks aren’t just for playtime — they’re powerful tools for hands-on scientific learning. Jenna Srivastava, an 8th grade science teacher at Berlin Middle School, received a grant from the Olentangy Education Foundation (OEF) to purchase LEGO Education SPIKE coding kits. While students are busy building, programming, and testing their models, they are also strengthening engineering skills, critical thinking, and persistence through real-world problem solving.

A local family established a new fund in memory of their twins who passed away in 2008. Parents Katie and Jeff Kieselbach, along with their four sons, Chase (10th grade), Andrew (9th grade), Grant (9th grade), and Lane (7th grade), joined the Olentangy Education Foundation (OEF) to announce the new fund on March 12, 2026.

A new 3D printer is opening new doors for creativity at Berlin Middle School thanks to art teacher Kaitlyn Kennedy. She applied for a grant from the Olentangy Education Foundation (OEF) to purchase a 3D printer for students to design, model, and print sculptures and other art.