Hasbro Summer Learning

The Hasbro summer learning initiative exists to help shrink academic slide during the summer. They make sure that students keep their skills up to par over summer break. It is a six week program that involves hands on experiences. They reach 1,600 children in eighteen Rhode Island communities. They incorporate math and reading into six weeks of experiences and field trips. Over the six weeks they do activities such as  science investigations, art, theater, drumming, and cooking. They partner with Save The Bay and the Audubon Society for some of these experiences.

I think that this aligns with purposeful play and care. The children are learning through play and shrink the gap. Also the teachers gotta show care for these children. And I also think that this is more of a positive youth space.

This program is offered to a limited number of students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. Children are invited by invitation only.

Some of the main components for the grant proposal are

• Applicants must be able to advance the LIVE UNITED 2020 goals and results. Applying organizations must be able to measure, collect, and report on key performance measures linked to one or both of the following UWRI-identified results: [1] Children are prepared for success in school, and [2] Young adults are prepared for college and careers.
• Applicants must collaborate with a main partner to achieve shared goals. If the organization applying is a community-based organization, its main partner is a school district; if the organization applying is a school district, its main partner is a community-based organization.
• Applicants must demonstrate how they will co-create and co-deliver a summer learning curriculum that builds academic, social-emotional, and essential skills, and is delivered in hands-on, experiential ways with real-world applications.
• Applicants’ planning and implementation team members will be required to participate in professional development sessions connected to the HSLI summer learning model.
• The organization must have a successful track record in projects of similar nature and demonstrate the capacity, competency, and qualifications to plan, implement, and manage this project.
• A letter of determination of 501(c)[3] status from the IRS or have a fiscal agent that has 501(c)[3] status.

• + I like the concept of summer learning in this way.
• + They make it fun for the children and it is not like they are in school.

• - Seems like there is a waiting list

    Δ not having a waiting list

    Δ Making it more available for more kids and more locations.