Magic Mamas: How Parent Partnership is Expanding Learning in Northgate
Thank you, School’s Out Washington (SOWA) for featuring our Northgate program on your blog! We love working with Seattle Parks & Rec to support Northgate students through this difficult time.
“Rebecca remembers the early days of the COVID crisis and trying to plan next steps amidst so much uncertainty. She says that SPIN Deputy Director Kat Barr, ‘really stepped in while I was just starting to put some pieces together and asked ‘so what are we gonna do for our kids?’’
While SPR was fleshing out their new virtual programming, SPIN started providing 3-D printing classes virtually—and wound up delivering almost double the amount of sessions that were originally designed. ‘The Best Starts for Kids grant is what guaranteed that we could run direct service. We have a unique opportunity here.’ Other possibilities opened up too because of the partnership at Northgate. Weeks before Seattle Public Schools was able to secure laptop donations from Amazon, SPIN was loaning their program equipment to families. ‘These devices help the kids get access to SPIN and to their education, but it also means parents have access to laptops in their homes, too, for things like filling out unemployment applications.’”
For the full article, visit SOWA’s blog here.