Learning Leaders

03/09/2017

We are gathering information on family engagement & volunteer opportunities to share with the LL family and will post later this month. Stay tuned!

03/08/2017

It's been our privilege to work with women volunteers from all over the world in our city's schools. Happy !

03/02/2017

We have so many great memories from LL gatherings, workshops, celebrations and more! What's your favorite moment? Share your photos with us!

03/01/2017

The PS 153 team surprised Felicia Wilson by turning a workshop into a special thank you celebration from the volunteers, principals and teachers. WE LOVE OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS!

02/28/2017

Concerned about the future of in ? Here's who to contact.

02/27/2017

“I was educated in public schools, where arts and culture were valued and recognized and resourced.” -Justin Paul, songwriter for La La Land

The acceptance speech: “I was educated in public schools, where arts and culture were valued and recognized and resourced.”

02/21/2017

Chalkbeat New York mentions Carolyn Breidenbach's service & dedication as a Learning Leaders volunteer. "When then-84-year-old Carolyn Breidenbach became the group’s 2013 volunteer of the year, she had been helping at P.S. 198 on the Upper East Side daily for 12 years."

Learning Leaders’ executive director: “We regret the vacuum that will be created by our closure.”

02/18/2017

Learning Leaders Community,

Thank you for all your support! Since we announced our heartbreaking closure, many of you have been sharing your concerns about the future of parent volunteers in NYC public schools. As a family engagement organization, as always, we encourage you to use your voice--here's how!

Learning Leaders Community: Use Your Voice!

02/17/2017

“We’re worried...whether parents will be continued to be used as a resource to help schools.” -Learning Leaders Executive Director Jane Heaphy to New York Nonprofit Media.

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02/17/2017

Dear Learning Leaders Community: It is only with your dedication and commitment that we accomplished all that we did over the last 60 years. It is with heavy hearts that we announce we will cease operations on March 15 of this year.

02/15/2017

Helping in the kitchen develops far more than basic cooking skills!

Lorraine Allen writes that by helping in the kitchen kids gain more than simple cooking skills. The process can aid in their cognitive development and in refining their fine and gross motor skills.

02/14/2017

Happy ! Our hearts are in the work of helping students succeed.