RADNOR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
APPROVED PROGRAMS FOR EITC
2012-13
Radnor Outdoor Club (ROC)/Watershed Integrated Program
School service learning group works on projects chosen by middle school students that
promote the understanding and stewardship for our urban and suburban communities
emphasizing leadership skills. This program extends the current Watershed alternative
learning curriculum with student led programs such as GIS(Geographic Information
Systems) mapping, greenhouse monitoring, recycling issues, storm water run-off, native
plants and green roofs. ROC works with the Radnor Conservancy, shade tree
commission and community members to map heritage trees in the area. Students learn
how to use GPS and GIS technology to compile data.
The Watershed alternative program classroom activities and field studies involve:
 Examining the stream’s role in the agriculture, industry, history and culture of the
region, indentifying and classifying plants and animals found in the watershed,
 Students conduct laboratory tests on water and soil samples and study the
dynamics of a stream’s flow and its effects on the surrounding landscape.
 Students examine the geological history and resultant topography of the
watershed.
 They identify and classify plants and animals found in the watershed
 - Students examine the stream’s role in the agriculture, industry, history and
culture of the region.
Equipment is needed to deliver the environmental curriculum indicated above.
RADTV Studio Enhancements
RADTV is an educational cable television station established for the Radnor community.
Programs shown on the channel originate from Radnor High School students, studio
staff, as well as video submissions from the Radnor school community. Student
productions include the weekend “Radnor Report” along with sports talk, school board
updates, roundtable discussions, talk shows, game shows and student of the week.
Students learn how to communicate on-air and get experience using current broadcast
technologies. Support is needed to improve the quality and professionalism of the
student productions. EITC funding to be used for equipment upgrades to existing
cameras, microphones, and teleprompters. Professional quality equipment provides a
polished production enabling students to be more creative and learn marketable skills in
video production form scriptwriting to filming and editing.
Anatomy and Physiology at Radnor High School
This advanced course studies the body’s structures and respective functions at the
molecular/biochemical, cellular, tissue, organ, systemic, and organism levels. Students
explore the body through laboratory investigations, models, diagrams, and comparative
studies of the anatomy of the cat. The study of anatomy and physiology prepares
students for a variety of career endeavors such as health care, sports medicine, and
fitness careers, as well as for taking an active part in their own health and wellness.
EITC funds to be used for equipment purchases necessary to deliver the curriculum.
What’s Worth Reading Bookfolios
Students in 3rd through 5th grade will use the web quest “What’s Worth Reading” to
create book folios. To encourage self-selected reading, students will have the
opportunity to review books to encourage other to read. Using the web quest, students
will be able to determine the genre of the book, preview reviews by others, write their
own review, design their own covers and/or have the book covers scanned, write about
themselves, and incorporate a digital photo. Book folios will be available in the school
library encouraging self-selected reading. This program was designed to align
curriculum to standards involving reading and writing through the use of technology.
The project encourages students to read and respond to literature in a meaningful way
through technology. It will spark increased reading and self-selection of appropriate
texts by students and provides a reference for teachers.
Radnor Robotics Team
This after-school Robotics Team promotes interest and extends the current math,
science, technology and engineering curriculum offered at the high school level.
Students are challenged to build a robot using the Vex Robotics Design System to
compete in the FIRST VEX Challenge, a mid-level robotics competition. The
“RaiderBot” is capable of acquiring balls from the floor. Students programmed the robot
controls using a variation of C programming language. The student competition
includes a 2 minute operator controlled match using board sensors and student written
control codes to navigate the fields, collect balls and score. This program creates
mentoring relationships between students and professional in the fields of science,
math, engineering, etc and enhances the current curriculum in a creative way.
RaiderBots Technology at Radnor Middle School
GATEWAYS is an advanced alternative to the traditional eighth grade program of study
using the Project Lead the Way’s (PLTW) Gateway to Technology (GTT) program as
the core while incorporating strands of the current eighth grade curriculum. Classroom
instruction is one third theory and two-thirds application and gives students meaningful,
hands-on experience in problem-solving, teamwork and project-based learning with
cutting edge advanced curriculum. It helps students explore math, science, and
technology while challenging and engaging the natural curiosity of eighth graders.
“RaiderBots at RMS” introduces automation and robotics technology to students
allowing them to design and build automated systems incorporating the principles of
electronics, physics, and robotics to gain an enriched understanding of the
contemporary mechanized world. Students will engage in local, regional and statewide
robotics competitions showcasing the practical knowledge learned in their studies and
have access to robotics computer applications. Autodesk Inventor software helps
students build, apply, and test their skills giving them a competitive advantage of handson training.
Gateways Space and Flight Unit introduces students to aeronautics, space and the use
of design used to help make aerospace engineering an important field. Students learn
about Newton’s Laws of Motion, forces, rockets, propulsion, and what makes things fly.
Students acquire and apply knowledge and skills in engineering problem solving and
explore the many aspects of aerospace engineering.
WeDo Lego Robotics Program/ Elementary Schools
Students work with Mindstorm robotics equipment to model real-life mechanisms that
will allow for creativity, logic and enhance problem-solving skills. Mindstorm converts
classroom learning into a hands-on robotics laboratory. Program is an extension of the
WeDo Lego robotics program offered to gifted and interested students at all elementary
schools.
RADNOR GREEN: Outdoor Environmental Classrooms
A campus-based interactive environmental program introducing in-the-field nature
learning opportunities for all elementary schools has been established. The program
consists of campus improvements to create outdoor learning spaces and demonstration
garden areas to enhance habitat for birds, insects and other species and to provide
teaching materials to facilitate meaningful use of the outdoor learning sites.
The project provides demonstration sites to model improved habitat stewardship
practices and environmental education experiences. Creating improved habitats for
birds, insects and other animals enhances the life science curriculum at every grade
level.
Aerospace Engineering-PLTW(Project Lead the Way)
Through hands-on engineering projects developed with NASA, students learn about
aerodynamics, astronautics, space-life sciences, and systems engineering which
includes the study of intelligent vehicles like the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
PERFORMING ARTS at RADNOR HIGH SCHOOL
The performing arts at Radnor High School offer opportunities to a wide diversity of the
school population. Students perform and create both on and off of the stage. In the
performing arts, students receive training in performance, while at the same time
building self esteem and confidence in the performance environment. The same
experience is possible in the technical environment of the performing arts. Utilizing the
latest technologies in lighting and visual effects; sound and audio composition; set
design; video and audio recording; and digital music composition, students will gain
additional advantage through valuable experience with the tools of a trade that not only
is artistically rewarding, but is also an ever growing field in today's technologically
evolving world.
Currently, educational standards for the theater classroom include aspects of technical
theater. The advanced theater course will offer students set, sound, and lighting design
as an extension of the curriculum. With this innovative EITC opportunity, theatrical and
classroom facilities will be enhanced by technological updates giving students hands on
training with the latest technologies in sound, design, composition, lighting, and visual
effects. In addition, students will learn how these new technologies might enhance the
quality of life through environmentally friendly technology, working with equipment,
specifically in lighting, that utilizes green, energy efficient LED modules, saving energy
resources while enhancing the quality and complexity of our students' concerts and
productions. EITC funds would be used to update current facilities with these latest
technologies, and provide support and training from professional technicians.
With this innovative experience, our students could be prepared to pursue technical
careers in digital music synthesis, recording, and mixing; professional theatrical
direction and set design, as well as lighting and sound design; radio, television, and film;
Apple technology, the standard in technical and musical application; and other media
pursuits, such as A/V support to businesses and/or other institutions, as well as online
applications of these concepts.