Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC Donates $7,300 to Enhance Path2Math Tutoring Program
By Chelsea Boniak | January 30, 2023
Community Gift Program Grant Empowers Children Struggling With Elementary Math
We are grateful for the ongoing support of Lawrence Livermore National Security and the profound impact they are making in the lives of eager children.
Children Rising is pleased to be once again the recipient of a generous grant from the Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) Community Gift Program. The $7,300 award marks the 11th consecutive year LLNS has supported Children Rising STEM programs. Support this year goes toward our Path2Math program, addressing low childhood numeracy in under-resourced, Title 1 elementary schools in Oakland.
We are grateful for the ongoing support of Lawrence Livermore National Security and the profound impact they are making in the lives of eager children.
Will you complete HER Circle of Care?
Through one-on-one reading and math tutoring, and family support, you will nurture an eager child in a circle of care so they may succeed in school.
Will you complete HER Circle of Care?
Through one-on-one reading and math tutoring, and family support, you will nurture an eager child in a circle of care so they may succeed in school.
COVID-19 Recovery: High-Intensity Interventional Math Tutoring
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in devastating unfinished learning for many Oakland students, especially Black and Latino students. Seventy-four percent of third-grade children attending the 14 Title 1 schools Children Rising served last year were two or more grade levels behind in their math skills. 90% of those children were Black or Latino.
“Many children will become discouraged as they miss out on crucial skills needed to become confident, active learners as they move into fourth grade, fifth grade, and middle school.”—Jim Wambach, executive director, Children Rising
“Right now, there is a substantially higher risk that many more children in the years ahead will fail in middle school and high school, deepening the social injustice within our community,” says Jim Wambach, executive director of Children Rising. “Without a concerted effort to provide additional support, many children will become discouraged as they miss out on crucial skills needed to become confident, active learners as they move into fourth grade, fifth grade, and middle school.”
Grant Supports High-dosage Tutoring and Family Empowerment
The primary focus of LLNS gifts are programs or projects that support public K-14 science, math, and engineering education (STEM), public K-14 special needs education, and performing arts programs (STEAM). Funds from the LLNS grant will provide supplies and support the onboarding of volunteers in two critical programs during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Your support of Path2Math, and that of foundations and community partners, puts the smile of learning on the faces of eager young children.
Children Rising’s evidence-based Path2Math interventional tutoring program delivers high-dosage tutoring through volunteer tutors to children in Oakland’s most underserved communities at no cost to their families. Path2Math recruits, trains, and supports more than 45 volunteer tutors, including 20 new tutors this school year. One caring adult can make a difference in a child’s life by providing one-on-one math tutoring for a young girl or boy. Funds from LLNS provide materials and onboarding for new tutors.
To complement our Path2Math tutoring program and accelerate learning, we developed FamilyBridge, an all-new program expanding the educational tools, training, and support for parents and guardians in the program. This is a natural extension of our ability to fill a vital learning gap that is widely acknowledged among educators. Funds from LLNS provide home-learning materials for families in the program.
“By strengthening the team supporting these amazing children of Oakland—parents, teachers, and tutors—many more children will become active, confident learners and thrive in school instead of dropping out.”
Grants from foundations and gifts from you have enabled us to develop FamilyBridge. This all-new program expands the educational tools, training, and support for parents and guardians in the program.
Through the grant, Children Rising will enhance programming to provide higher dosage levels of tutoring to each child in Path2Math while enabling parents and guardians to provide more confident and enhanced academic support at home. The result of this enhanced learning approach will allow young elementary school students to prepare for more advanced learning in fifth grade, middle school, and beyond, giving them a much more equitable chance of success throughout their school years.
By strengthening the team supporting these amazing children of Oakland—parents, teachers, and tutors—many more children will become active, confident learners and thrive in school instead of dropping out.
Thanks to the Lawrence Livermore National Security. We are grateful to once again be part of the Community Gift Program and to work together to empower children and families in our community.
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