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...
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Springboard to Learning hosts Poetry Out Loud Competition for Fifth Straight Year
For the fifth consecutive year, Springboard to Learning will be the home of the St. Louis City Regional Poetry Out Loud competition on February 14th. Champions from six local high schools will compete for the opportunity to reach the state competition. Metro High...
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...
“Juggling Jeff” Koziatek Entertains, Inspires Through Springboard to Learning Programs
Jeff Koziatek is on the move. He’s always on the move. “Juggling Jeff,” as he’s affectionately known, had just completed an hour-long show at Southeast Middle School in Hazelwood, and was on his way to another, as he hurriedly packed a myriad of supplies into his...
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 Audiences Legacy Lives on in St. Louis After 60 Years
Springboard to Learning Continues to Build on Rich History of Inspiring Underserved Students through Arts-centered Educational Experiences June 22, 2018 – ST LOUIS - This year marks an important milestone in St. Louis arts community: the 60th anniversary of the...
The Music Maker Celebration
The Music Maker Celebration is the accumulation of the work of fabulous young song writers, performed or studio-record by professional musicians. Springboard to Learning and the Sheldon Concert Hall honored the elementary and middle school students with an on-stage...
Edward Jones – Fall Lip Sync Gala
"When we say at Edward Jones that we are an active part of the communities we serve, we really mean it. We donate, walk, ride, run and sponsor fellow...
Purina Makes a Splash with Donation to Springboard to Learning
Springboard to Learning board member, Juli Plassmeyer, recently raised $4,000 in 30 minutes for our organization with a brave trip into a dunk tank during Purina’s annual employee volunteer day. Plassmeyer, a vice president at Purina, was dunked 31 times in 30...
Cardinals Host Art of Baseball Culminating Event
Springboard to Learning’s signature program, the Art of Baseball, will wrap up on Thursday, May 31. The culminating event will be at 5 p.m. in Cunningham’s Corner at Busch Stadium before the 6:15 game between the Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. During this...
Springboard to Learning, The Sheldon to host MusicMaker Culmination on May 22
On Tuesday, May 22nd, Springboard to Learning will partner with the Sheldon for the second consecutive year to celebrate the musical works of St. Louis-area students. The MusicMaker Culmination, which will be hosted at the Sheldon at 6:30 pm, will feature musical...
Springboard to Learning, Repertory Theatre to host WiseWrite Festival April 3
Springboard to Learning will celebrate the work of Dewey Elementary fifth-grade students at the 22nd annual WiseWrite Festival at Repertory Theater at 10 am on Tuesday, April 3. Under the direction of of Springboard to Learning teaching partners, WiseWrite students...
Springboard to Host Poetry Out Loud Competition
On Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 8:30 a.m., Springboard to Learning will host the St. Louis City Regional Competition of Poetry Out Loud. Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest open to all high school students. The Poetry Foundation and National...
Lip Sync Battle St. Louis and Springboard get airtime on Fox News!
Today, Fox News featured one of our brave Lip Sync Battle contestants, Jim Canada! He spoke about our mission and then performed a teaser number to get us in the mood for the Lip Sync Battle this Friday night. Since the songs our contestants will be performing Friday...
MusicMaker Participants Honored
On May 22nd students participating in Springboard to Learning’s “MusicMaker” residency were honored on the stage of the famous Sheldon Concert Hall. Schools represented were Most Holy Trinity Catholic School and Academy and the following St. Louis public schools:...