Welcome to LearningWorks:
A Breakthrough Program!
LearningWorks offers a tuition-free academic enrichment program to highly motivated, traditionally underserved students enrolled in Minneapolis Public Schools, preparing them to enter rigorous high school programs. High school and college students gain insight into careers in education through teaching positions in the program.
We invite you to explore this site and learn more about the program, including our students, our teachers, and our community.
News
Charlson Foundation Issues Challenge Grant
LearningWorks is pleased to announce that The Charlson Foundation has issued a challenge grant, which will match new and incremental donations dollar-for-dollar up to $25,000. Current donors qualify for the match with any funds that exceed their largest gift in any previous year. As we enter the 2008 Summer Program with a record 120 students and 25 faculty members, this powerful opportunity will help LearningWorks expand its donor base to support this growth.
We are also delighted to announce that The Medtronic Foundation has awarded LearningWorks a two-year $20,000 grant for general operations.
Visit the Donors section for information on how to support LW financially or in-kind.
2008 LW Graduation to feature student performances, Congressman Keith Ellison
The Seventh Annual LearningWorks Graduation will celebrate the achievements of the LW Class of 2008. The Graduation Ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 26 from 11:00 to noon at The Blake Upper School (Northrop Campus). Congressman Keith Ellison will offer the Keynote Address. The ceremony will also showcase student performances. Following the ceremony will be a buffet lunch in honor of the graduates.
LW student wins state Geography Bee!
LearningWorks student, Cody DuBois, won the state Geography Bee at Macalster College on Friday, April 4. He will now go on to compete in the National Geography Bee in Washington D.C. for a chance to receive a $25,000 college scholarship for taking home the national title. Cody's achievements were featured in a Star Tribune article, which you can read in full here: Minneapolis 7th grader knows his way around the globe.
Slate: Special Double-Issue in Full Color!
The Fall 2007/Winter 2008 issue of the LearningWorks newsletter, Slate, is now available online. It is a special double-issue and for the first time ever is available in full color. Highlights include article on the current School Year Program, the LW online community, and profiles of the '07 and '03 graduating classes. The issue also includes two full, two-page photo spreads: one revisits this past Summer Program; the other is a 2000-2007 "retrospective." Printed copies will be mailed out the week of December 10-15. Email Communications & Programs Director, Patrick Barry, if you would like your name to be added to the mailing list.
LW in Photos: 2000-2007
LearningWorks has just completed an extensive photo archiving project, the end result of which is a photo gallery using the online service, Flickr. View the new online gallery at: www.flickr.com/photos/learningworks/sets. (From now on, the gallery will also be accessible as a Quick Link at the top of the page.) The gallery includes photo albums—Flickr calls them "sets"—for all eight Summer Programs and most School Year Programs and Graduations. Flickr offers photo purchasing by mail or pick up at Target. We'll let you know when new photos are added.
LearningWorks on facebook!
LW is now on facebook, the popular social utility that connects people around the world.
Specifically, LearningWorks facebook (LWfb) is a social network where current and past LW teachers, students, and staff members can …
- Find and chat with lost LW friends, or ones you just got off the phone with.
- Post personal updates (contact info, events, milestones, etc.).
- Stay in-the-know with all the need-to-know info, including upcoming LW events.
To join, go to Facebook, search "LearningWorks," and request an invitation from LWf moderator, Patrick Barry (you must have a Facebook account).
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