Teacher Grant Awards for 2025-2026
Congratulations NFAR Teacher’s Awardees!
We are pleased to announce the NFAR Teacher’s Grant Awardees for the 2025 – 2026 school year. We awarded 67 educators from across 12 School Districts and 5 non-public schools. Thank you for all that you do to enhance learning for your students!
| School Name | Project Title | Award | District | |
| Carlsbad Unified School District | ||||
| Magnolia Elementary Schoool | Printer and Ink | $900.00 | Carlsbad Unified School District | |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District | ||||
| Arroyo Vista Charter School | Flexible seating and sensory materials for engagement | $500.00 | Chula Vista Elementary School District | |
| Arroyo Vista Charter School | Hands on STEAM | $275.00 | Chula Vista Elementary School District | |
| Arroyo Vista Charter School | Focused and Flexible: Tools to Help All Students Succeed | $500.00 | Chula Vista Elementary School District | |
| Veterans Elementary School | Multimodal Learning | $500.00 | Chula Vista Elementary School District | |
| Arroyo Vista Charter School | Express and Connect: Building Social Skills through Art | $500.00 | Chula Vista Elementary School District | |
| Escondido Union High School District | ||||
| START (Adult Transition Program) | Technology for Augmentative and Alternative Comm | $1,000.00 | Escondido Union High School District | |
| Sweetwater Spring Elementary School | Motor lab trampoline with a swing feature | $500.00 | La Mesa Spring Valley | |
| La Mesa Spring Valley School District | ||||
| Northmont Elementary | Social Emotion Learning | $975.00 | La Mesa Spring Valley School District | |
| Murdock Elementary | A Space to Thrive: Building Our Sensory Room | $500.00 | La Mesa Spring Valley Schools | |
| Highlands Elementary | Literacy and games for speech and language | $500.00 | La Mesa Spring Valley Unified School District | |
| Northmont Elementary School | Using Engaging and Fun Visual Supports to Increase Language and Social Cognition | $460.00 | La Mesa-Spring Valley | |
| Rancho Elementary | Rancho Elementary Motor Lab | $500.00 | La Mesa-Spring Valley School District | |
| Lakeside Union | ||||
| Lemon Crest Elementary | Manipulatives make all students access learning equitably | $350.00 | Lakeside Union | |
| Mountain Empire School District | ||||
| Mountain Empire Junior High School | Sensory Access | $500.00 | Mountain Empire School District | |
| Campo Elementary (But all sites - we have several elementaries, a jr. high, and a H.S.) | Expanding Voices: Building a Diverse Communication Device Library for Student Success | $483.00 | Mountain Empire School District | |
| Non Public School | ||||
| Sierra School of San Diego | Choir Equipment | $987.00 | Non Public School | |
| Sierra School of San Diego | Coffee Corner | $500.00 | Non Public School | |
| Sierra School of San Diego | Theater Equipment | $960.00 | Non Public School | |
| Stein Education Center | Calm Down Corner | $500.00 | NPA | |
| Pioneer Programs - School of San Diego | Technology in the Classroom | $600.00 | NPA | |
| Includ(Ed) | Enhancing Inclusion: AAC Tools to Support Communication and Kindergarten Readiness | $947.00 | NPA | |
| Alexa's PLAYC | Outdoor classroom necessities | $400.00 | Rady's Children's | |
| The Country School (Teri Inc.) | Education: curriculum at student instructional level and providing technology | $500.00 | Non Public School | |
| Oceanside Unified School District | ||||
| Santa Margarita Elementary | Learning though Sensory | $290.00 | Oceanside Unified School District | |
| Clair W. Burgener Academy Adult Transition Program | Food to Grow | $500.00 | Oceanside Unified School District | |
| Adobe Bluffs Elementary School | Gestalt Language Processing | $633.00 | Poway Unified School District | |
| Poway Unified School District | ||||
| Creekside Elementary | Promoting Emotional and Self Regulation | $500.00 | Poway Unified School District | |
| District Office | Intern Teacher Support | $491.00 | Poway Unified School District | |
| Painted Rock Elementary School | Everyday Speech | $500.00 | Poway Unified School District | |
| Garden Road Elementary | Sensory Supports | $500.00 | Poway Unified School District | |
| San Diego Unified School District | ||||
| Ocean Beach Elementary | Adapted Swing for Sensory Needs | $780.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Rowan Elementary | Garden boxes for beauty and butterflies | $255.00 | San Diego Unified | |
| Farb Middle School | Positive Reinforcement Ticket Store | $417.00 | San Diego Unified | |
| Central Elementary | Strong Foundations: Literacy and Learning Spaces | $500.00 | San Diego Unified | |
| Sequoia Elementary | Pathways to Peace | $500.00 | San Diego Unified | |
| Garfield Elementary | Fine motor fun | $500.00 | San Diego Unified | |
| Ericson Elementary | Hands-On STEM: Creativity and Foundational Skills in the Classroom | $333.00 | San Diego Unified | |
| Tierrasanta Elementary | Sensory Play | $500.00 | San Diego Unified | |
| Wegeforth Elementary | Room 10 Chefs | $750.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| McKinley Elementary | Resources for Inclusive Early Learning | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Linda Vista Elementary School | Switch Access Materials | $600.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Central Elementary School | Circle Time Fun | $420.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Adams Elementary | Expanding Learning Modalities | $677.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Tierrasanta Elementary | Walls of Wonder | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Farb Middle School | Mindful Math Circles | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Freese Elementary | Core Word Books for Accessible AAC Learning | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Cholla Mead | Creating a Calming Sensory Retreat | $404.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Alcott Elementary | Visuals | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Clairemont Canyons Academy | We can read too | $645.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Chollas Mead Elementary | Free Standing Swing Frame and Swings | $830.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Central Elementary | Leveled Books | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Pacific View Leadership Elementary | Sensory Exploration Zone | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Scripps Ranch High School | Sensory Safe Space | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Chollas Mead Elementary | Sensory Super Stars | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Wegeforth Elementary | Room 11's Butterfly Garden | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Farb Middle School | Support for Neudivergent students | $500.00 | San Diego Unified School District | |
| Ericson | Building Social Skills and Co-Regulation Skills through Sensory Play | $500.00 | SDUSD | |
| Tierrasanta Elementary | Little Hands, Big Hearts: Playful Learning for Early Childhood | $500.00 | SDUSD | |
| Normal Heights Elementary | Fine motor fun | $500.00 | SDUSD | |
| Hawthorne Elementary | Pretend Play Paradise | $500.00 | SDUSD | |
| San Ysidro School District | ||||
| La Mirada Elementary School | Sensory Room | $500.00 | San Ysidro School District | |
| All schools in the district | Adapted Physical Education | $500.00 | San Ysidro School District | |
| Sunset Elementary School | Classroom Mangement | $500.00 | San Ysidro School District | |
| Solana Beach School District | ||||
| Carmel Creek Elementary | Multi-sensory learning initiative at Carmel Creek | $860.00 | Solana Beach School District | |
| Sweetwater Union High School District | ||||
| Mar Vista High School | Academics and Life Skills | $500.00 | Sweetwater Union High School District | |
| Southwest High School | Student News Broadcast and Literacy Program | $500.00 | Sweetwater Union High School District | |
