A child spends 75% of their waking hours outside of the classroom - on weekdays before and after school hours, on weekends, and in the summer.

It is incredibly important for every young person to have a positive academic school experience that is a good fit for them. We call this the learner’s “home base”.

Schools are over-taxed and expected to play every role in a kids’ learning but they don’t have to.

The Opportunity Young people spend at least 75% of their waking hours outside of school. Out of school learning is not a nice to have, it’s a need to have

Access to out of school learning is not equitable and the enrichment gap is widening. In Denver, students with low access to summer camps and classes are more likely to be Black and Latino, live in homes with lower median household incomes and have parents with a high school diploma or less while students with the best access to summer activities are more likely to be white, live in homes with higher median incomes and have college-educated parents.

There are proven benefits to out of school learning including greater self-esteem, more psychological resilience, more civic engagement, higher grade point average, higher future wages and occupational attainment and stronger social networks

ReSchool is

Raising money and unlocking scholarships to reduce the financial barrier of attending activities outside of school.
Supporting providers in starting local, out of school programs, particularly in geographic and interest areas where there aren’t currently a lot of options for families.
Partnering with out of school providers so programming is more welcoming to a diverse group of kids.
Conducting research to understand the value families put on out of school time and how they access programming.
Raising awareness about the importance of out of school learning
Making it easier to know what out of school opportunities are in the Denver area, particularly during summer, with the Blueprint4SummerCO website.

If you’re interested in connecting further about our out of school work, contact us!

Out of School Learning

ReSchool is

If you’re interested in connecting further about our out of school work, contact us!

Blueprint4SummerCO 2018 press release

"We are shifting to self-organising systems, where learning is an emergent phenomenon.”