The Grable Foundation

Editorial design, illustration

Commissioned by Root + All, we’ve designed a range of resources for educators to support and inspire kids and teens both inside the classroom and after school.


“Today, the role of teacher is changing. Gone are the days when a teacher could stand at the front of a classroom as the master of all knowledge. In a rapidly changing world, teachers now find themselves learning right alongside their students.”

Find out more about Learners First

Space to Learn is a guide to transforming learning spaces, while Reframed acknowledges the many spaces where learning happens and provides tools to consider the big picture.

“People tend to forget that play is serious.”

— David Hockney

Richly illustrated pages depict real Pittsburgh places where possibilities for play abound, making a case for the critical integration of play in everyday life.

See all of the playful places

“It’s easy to remember a time before we all carried computers in our pockets, when Tesla referred to a person instead of a car company, when meetings started with a handshake instead of a mic check. It’s less easy — but more important — to imagine the ways our world will be different tomorrow.”

What will learning look like tomorrow? This book attempts to find out.

Learn more about Tomorrow Today (PDF)


Another project

More communication tools to better promote the foundation, its work, and the range of programs and available grants.