Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: The Lighthouse Academy of Fredericksburg
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: LAF
Mailing Address: 10713 Tidewater Trail
City: Fredericksburg
State: VA
Postal Code: 22408
Main Phone: 540-372-9699
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://kidslaf.com/
Employer ID Number: 84-1904426
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3) exempt

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/30/2024
Requested Amount: 5,000

Project Title: The Campus Expansion Project
Project Description:

The Lighthouse Academy of Fredericksburg (LAF) is a Montessori school that firmly believes every child deserves an education designed to meet their own unique learning patterns. Our accredited high school program allows students with learning challenges to learn at their own pace with an emphasis on hands-on learning activities, group projects, real-life learning applications, and socioemotional development.

Data from the state Department of Education shows that only 46.67% of high school students with Individualized Learning Plans (IEPs) graduated in the 2021-2022 school year, a trend that has gone down compared to the previous year. However, LAF has a 100% graduation rate among all of our students, including those who are receiving adapted learning plans. Without the supportive Montessori environment carefully curated at LAF, these students may otherwise have struggled academically and socially in other programs.

The Lighthouse Academy Campus Expansion Project will be tentatively finished in September 2025. This project will allow us to admit 10 more high school students from the community, host at least 5 community events a year, host sports camps and summer programs for low-income families in the community, and improve the educational resources available to community students receiving adapted learning plans.

The facility will give our adolescent students their own building equipped with 5 classrooms, a student workshop and art center, a theater and basketball facility, and technology such as Smartboards and new class computers. This will also allow us to utilize more classrooms in the main building in order to expand our offerings for younger grades, increasing potential elementary enrollment by up to 30 students.

Total Project Budget: $2,614,106.86

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): $700,000 for 2024: $200,000 in committed donated labor, $450,000 from potential community donors, and $50,000 in potential grant funding

Project Duration: 16 months
Geographical Area Served: An approximate 20-mile radius from Fredericksburg, VA.
Age Group To Be Served: Children ages 2-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Scott
Contact Last Name: McClung
Contact Title: Co-Founder and Head of School
Contact Phone: 540-846-0924
Contact Email: scott.mcclung@kidslaf.org