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IdeaBuilder students celebrate culmination at MADE
"I think my brain is growing!""You made me want to learn more and do better!""I hope some of us become real inventors when we grow up.""You taught me to never give up." These are just a few of the rave reviews received from students at Mann Elementary in the St. Louis...
Springboard Marketing Manager Interviewed on Classroom Matters
Springboard to Learning Marketing/Development Manager Lauren Wiser recently appeared on episode #12 of the HEC-TV and Educate.Today podcast Classroom Matters, hosted by Kristy Houle. Listen here: Episode #12: Transforming a Student’s Worldview: A Conversation with...
PNC Foundation Funds Wolf Trap Early Childhood Programming
On Tuesday, August 27th, Springboard to Learning was one of nine grant recipients in the St. Louis region to receive funding for early childhood programming from the PNC Foundation as part of the PNC Grow Up Great initiative. With support from the PNC Foundation,...
WiseWrite Festival Previewed on Fox 2
The 24th annual WiseWrite Festival is set for April 2 at the Repertory Theatre. Springboard to Learning Executive Director Cathy Hartmann previewed the event on Fox 2 with anchor Dan Gray. See the full clip here.
Luminaries for Learning: A Q&A with Board President Laura Rossmann
In her first year as Board President, Laura Rossmann has helped to chart Springboard to Learning's future as a leader in providing arts education in St. Louis-area schools. Her efforts toward the creation and further development of the "Luminaries for Learning"...
Springboard’s Sandbothe inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
The family of Springboard to Learning Senior Program Director Steve Sandbothe was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, January 27. Sandbothe and all six siblings received athletic scholarships after graduating from Linn High School.The Sandbothes...
HEC-TV Features Springboard Programming in Hazelwood
"Young Voices," a writing and storytelling residency by Springboard to Learning teaching artist Sherry Norfolk, was the focus of a recent feature by HEC-TV. The program, deployed to three third-grade classrooms at Brown Elementary in Hazelwood, gave an in-depth look...
Saigh Foundation Donates $5,000 to Fund Ideabuilder
Springboard to Learning would like to thank the Saigh Foundation for its generous donation of $5,000 to support the Ideabuilder program in Spring 2019. Ideabuilder is a STEM-based Signature Program, and has reached 96 classrooms over the past three years, more than...
In Their Own Words: Second Annual Lip Sync Gala Raises both Friends and Funds
The success of 2018 Lip Sync Battle- St. Louis, the Gala to Benefit Springboard to Learning is measured through fund-raising and friend-raising. Over $151,000 was successfully raised. In the area of friend-raising, we too succeeded; as told through the words of...
Springboard to Learning welcomes four new directors
Entering the 2018-19 academic year, Springboard to Learning has welcomed four new board directors. Catherine Merkel, Susan Sauer, Stephanie Valleroy and Lorie Westhoff are the newest members, providing Springboard to Learning with an influx of directors with a...
Springboard to Learning, RAC Debut St. Louis CANVASS Project
By Steve Sandbothe, Senior Program Director Springboard to Learning is so excited to announce our participation in the creation, design and implementation of The St Louis Canvass Project and St. Louis Teaching Artist Institute (TAI). This is a new, year-long, arts...
Springboard to Learning, Nipher Middle School celebrate Meacham Park
During the 2017-18 school year, Springboard to Learning collaborated with students from Nipher Middle School and Webster Arts to tell the stories of the Meacham Park Neighborhood and its residents. The 18-month project was documented with a PBS documentary on the...
Springboard to Learning receives programming grant from Toyota North America-Bodine
Springboard to Learning is pleased to announce it has received a grant from Toyota North America-Bodine to provide programming to two North St. Louis County school districts. The grant will be devoted to Springboard to Learning's Visualizing Mathematics and Wolf Trap...
Young Friends Happy Hour Jan. 24
Teaching Partner Spotlight: Into the Wild with Dianne Moran
Dianne Moran’s list of classroom supplies is anything but typical. Snakes, chinchillas, lizards and chickens join Moran, a former keeper at the St. Louis Zoo—into the classroom at Keeven Elementary School in Hazelwood. The program on this day is “Amazing Creatures,” a...