Cultivating Literacy

This Giving Tuesday, support the joy of reading by bringing Cultivating Literacy to more schools and families! Sponsor a family or a school by providing customized books, games, and one-on-one coaching! https://bit.ly/3COgtDH

Today is Giving Tuesday!! Help us bring the joy of reading to 500 children and their families! We've raised 65% of our 60,000 goal. Join us by visiting this link! https://bit.ly/3COgtDH

Giving Tuesday is 6 days away! Join us in supporting young children as they become confident readers through time spent with their loved ones. We've raised 65% of our 60,000 goal to bring our reading program to 500 families and their children next year. Could you help us raise the difference? https://bit.ly/3COgtDH #GivingTuesdaycampaign #reading #family

In a time when early childhood and multilingual families are experiencing increased turmoil, we are committed to building and sustaining relationships that challenge the systemic inequities that families face. We believe in the power of building relationships based on trust that recognizes how families bring a wealth of knowledge and love for their children. This year, we're partnering with 320 families across 7 schools to promote a love for reading through centering families' cultural and linguistic identities as crucial parts of a child's holistic learning journey. This video highlights the impact of playful learning across languages that strengthens relationships between children, parents, and schools to promote reading confidence. Join us in providing intentional, relational, multilingual family literacy programs that promote a love for reading and recognize families as a crucial part of who children are and how they experience school, learning, and their community. https://lnkd.in/ezv7Ji7i

Cultivating Literacy is extremely excited to announce NewSchools as an innovative partner in our mission of supporting multilingual children and families in sparking joy through play, reading, and family time! Through the support of NewSchools, we are cultivating relationships with families and building technology to support children as confident readers inside and outside the classroom. We are excited and honored to be selected as a NewSchools venture!

We are still over the moon from last week's Stories Under the Stars event. A special evening celebrating families, community, and reading. Thank you to all of our incredible supporters, families, and partners who came to join us! We were particularly excited to highlight our partnerships with the San José Public Library Foundation, Franklin-McKinley School District, and NewSchools. During the event, Magda, a parent of a first-grader, shared, “From the very first week (of the program), we saw incredible changes in Adam; he started reading his first book.” Thank you for celebrating with us!

A few of our staff and #SJPL staff with Executive Director Leigh M. at last Friday's Cultivating Literacy event! Through the Foundation's support of the SJ Learns program, Cultivating Literacy was able to expand from 120 to 320 families served this year at the Franklin McKinley School District. Thank you so much for the applause -- we were truly honored to be recognized for the partnership!

In case you haven’t heard, we awarded a total of $13M in funding to 54 amazing leaders and organizations with bold visions to improve K-12 education. Our investment in these ventures is an investment in the power of #innovation and #entrepreneurship to shape the future of #education. We believe these solutions will drive meaningful, lasting change in classrooms and communities. Welcome the 2024 NewSchools cohort! Thank you to our funding partners who make these investments possible. The next funding opportunity opens on October 29. Learn all about them here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gfgciW42 Ventures on LinkedIn: Pathlitics, Gladeo, Diverse Learners Cooperative, The Ability Challenge, A+UP Charter School, Education Partnership of the Permian Basin, Excelsior Village Academies, Felix School, Independence Preparatory Academy, INTERNATIONALS NETWORK, Kwenda Collegiate Girls , Literacy Academy Collective, Namahana Education Foundation, Sledge Institute, The Simple Vue Academy, WYLEES, Cultivating Literacy, AI for Equity, MathTalk PBC, EdLight, PBC, OKO Group, OpenLiteracy, Coursemojo, Barbershop Books, Inc., ASSISTments, Project Read AI, Talkido, AI-Learners, Bilingual Generation, Strived.io, Teacher-Powered Schools, The Urban Assembly, Inc., Paymon Rouhanifard, Relay Graduate School of Education, CommunityShare and more.

Thank you, Applied Materials, for packing 100 sets of games, books, rewards, and letter cards to make reading kits for developing readers! These kits were provided to children and their families enrolled in our Individualized Literacy Plan program. We are so thankful to our incredible partners in this work. #reading #SanJose #family #fun #learning #volunteerism

We are incredibly grateful to the San Jose Barracudas for packaging reading supplies, games, and materials for 50 families in San Jose. You can tell by the smiles that the Cudas brought their enthusiasm and joy for serving the local community! Thank you, Cudas, for supporting young readers and their families and cultivating a love for reading! #teamteal #reading #SanJose #families #joy #volunteering