Kloiber Foundation

03/04/2024

We love to see the many ways students at Sphinx Academy are utilizing technology in their makerspace as they develop essential skills and competencies for the future of work and society in the 21st century! 🔬

12/19/2023

We are grateful to Dr. Demetrus Liggins and Miranda Scully for welcoming David Kloiber to highlight the Kloiber Foundation’s decade-plus commitment to Fayette County Public School during a recent Board Meeting!

You can watch the Superintendent's Report during the Dec 14, 2023 FCPS Board meeting via the link below. The presentation begins at the 11:00 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTxGUeLQ1Dk&list=PLqJHfM8RzRMg8QXmhgJ018PH4gQALz4A6&index=1

11/07/2023

We love to see the Kloiber Foundation Teen Lounge thriving through creative partnerships, providing healthy spaces for adolescents through !

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10/17/2023

We enjoyed visiting with Ms. Patterson’s students in the STEM Lab at Booker T. Washington Elementary this week! Students were hard at work designing balloon-powered race cars to learn how affects and the their cars can travel. 🎈 🚘

Ms. Patterson recently received a Kloiber Foundation STEM Teacher Education Program (TOP) Grant to expand the range of manipulatives and materials available in her classroom for makerspace-centered engineering and force-motion projects.

Ms. Patterson is passionate about providing opportunities for her students to participate in the engineering-design process, and it shows! Congratulations on your award and thank you for your work on behalf of Fayette County Public Schools students!

09/20/2023

Last Saturday, Kloiber Foundation President David Kloiber walked 100,000 steps (50 miles!) to support our incredible partners at YMCA of Central Kentucky! 👟

Together, our community raised over $12,000 for youth programming in Central Kentucky!🥳 This support ensures educational programs like Black Achievers and Power Scholars Academy will continue to thrive and grow!

A big thanks to the Whitaker Family YMCA team, Dana Ensley, and Jessica Berry for their support and ongoing advocacy for students!

09/11/2023

Join David Kloiber, President of Kloiber Foundation, at the Whitaker Family YMCA on Saturday, Sept. 16 between 6 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. and walk, run or exercise your way to 100,000 steps in one day! 👟

Please join us at the Whitaker Family YMCA anytime between 6 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. to walk on the track (not required).

It’s FREE to participate. Sign up by Sept. 12 as an individual or team, secure some pledges and win some fun event swag. Show your support by making a minimum donation of $25 to benefit kids in your community!

Sign up now or learn more at https://ymcacky.org/stepupforkids!

Grab your friends, family, comfortable shoes and form a team to participate in the 3rd Annual Step Up for Kids!

Track your steps from anywhere or join David Kloiber, President of the Kloiber Foundation, at the Whitaker Family YMCA on Saturday September 16th between 6AM – 6:30PM and walk, run, or exercise your way to 100,000 steps in one day.

We welcome all families and staff to register for FREE and get active for a good cause!

Sign up now or learn more at https://ymcacky.org/stepupforkids!

08/22/2023

It isn’t magic, it’s ✨technology✨ and the creativity of our fantastic partners at the UK Kentucky Children's Hospital! 💫

Patient Gaming and Technology Specialist Cody Dean helped to make a wish come true for a patient who wanted to see the northern lights. Cody collaborated with the Child Life team to transform the Kloiber Foundation Teen Lounge to bring the northern lights to him.

We love this example of unique interventions and the use of technology to provide an immersive learning experience!



Original post by Child’s Play: https://www.facebook.com/ChildsPlayCharity

08/01/2023

This morning the Kloiber Foundation was honored to accept the FCPS Community Partners Leadership Team Golden Apple Award during the annual State of Schools Leadership Breakfast. The awards are presented to “high-performance community partners that provide an exceptional commitment of time, energy, and expertise to individual schools or to the Fayette County Schools district through mentorships and varied programs and initiatives.” 🍎

We credit this morning’s recognition to our excellent decade-long partnership with the Office of Instructional Technology and the passionate and innovative staff who share our mission of increasing every student's access to cutting-edge technology.

Without the close collaboration of Amy Johns, and her vision for the equitable integration of technology in the classroom, our best efforts to provide the tools for a globally-competitive workforce would not be successful. Through our partnership, students have benefited from the gifts of vibrant, hands-on STEM programming across diverse subject matter.

We are excited by Dr. Demetrus Liggins' emphasis on intentional community partnerships that harness the strengths and resources of our region.

Many thanks to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, today’s Partner for Excellent Schools and Presenting Sponsor.

We also enjoyed the musical performances, poetry reading, and Presentation of the Colors by FCPS students.



Tyler Murphy, FCPS School Board Fayette County Public Schools The Fayette Education Foundation Annissa Floyd Franklin

07/21/2023

Y on the Move is making moves to... Frankfort! 🚌 🎉

The YMCA of Central Kentucky mini bus allows the Y to deliver food to children, families, and seniors as well as provide services that include educational enrichment, wellness classes, physical activities and games for children along with free wi-fi access. 🙌

The Kloiber Foundation is proud to provide free wi-fi access for Y on the Move as it pops up at a wide range of public spaces across Central Kentucky to expand YMCA's programming and services in the community.

Y on the Move is coming to Frankfort! 🚎 🎉 The YMCA of Central Kentucky mini bus, that provides activities, snacks, and free Wifi, will be making a visit, pending weather:
📍 Juniper Hill Park
🗓️ Wednesday, July 26
🕐 1 - 3 p.m.

All in the community are welcome to participate.

Thank you Commonwealth Credit Union for sponsoring Y on the Move and Kloiber Foundation for powering the free Wifi!

07/14/2023

Congratulations DSE Golfers!

STEM Education, physical activity, and community building is par for the course for these amazing students! ⛳️

07/13/2023

Are you looking for summer activities for your upper-elementary and middle-school aged children? Check out the Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab at the Central Branch of the Lexington Public Library!

You can find more information, including an events calendar at https://www.lexpublib.org/kloiber-foundation-steam-lab.

https://www.wkyt.com/2023/07/13/lexington-public-library-helping-young-brains-stay-active-over-summer/

Searching for a place to take the kids this summer? If so, the Lexington Public Library is offering interactive programming for free.

07/07/2023

The Kloiber Foundation is grateful for the updates we receive from the excellent Child Life professionals at UK Kentucky Children's Hospital, like this one, from Cody Dean!

We love that the Kloiber Foundation Teen Lounge is already a thriving hub where adolescents can be themselves and connect with their peers, one-on-one, or during newly formed game nights - even connecting virtually with other patients across the country.

Patients may now also benefit from therapeutic gaming strategies as part of their care. Some recent examples include learning to use adaptive technologies, such as eye-movement controlled devices, or 3-D printing their own adaptive hardware in the Kloiber Foundation Teen Lounge makerspace.