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Celebrating Past Board Members and Welcoming New Ones: Aspire’s Board of Directors
As Aspire prepares for the new school year and the beginning of a new program year with students, we are grateful to celebrate the service…
Summer Camp Finale
If you’re anything like our students and team, you may have a hard time believing we’re already in August! Aspire’s six-week, full-day summer learning camp…
Aspire’s 2025-2026 Program Year Results
Aspire’s 2025-26 program/fiscal year challenged us and inspired us. Federal funding cuts to AmeriCorps in April 2025 created a 30% gap in our budget, but…
Summer Fun: Let the Champions Come Out!
The World Cup may be over, but Aspire’s summer camp is still going strong! Students have been eagerly exploring everything from sculpture art to phonics games…
Kicking Off Aspire’s Summer Camp: World Cup Edition!
As of June 29th, Aspire’s six-week, no-cost, summer learning camp has officially begun! We welcomed 135 students into our doors, just one week after the…
Learning Beyond the School Year
By the Afterschool Alliance, Aspire Afterschool Learning, and the National Summer Learning Association “I love summer memories!” – Student Summer is a critical time for…
A Place to Grow: My Internship Experience at Aspire
By Chethu Shivakumar, Development and Communications Intern I’ve been the Development and Communications Intern at Aspire since last October, and I can undoubtedly say that…
More Than a Program: A Place to Belong and Grow
By Tsion Mamo, Data and Program Coordinator One of Aspire’s core values is connection, and time and time again, this value is reflected in our…
When Our Values Show Us What to Do
Aspire’s CEO, Paula Fynboh, recently spoke at the National Afterschool Association’s conference about the importance of leading with values. You can find a recording of…
Aspire’s Middle School Program: Evolving to Meet Community Needs
By Dakota Yoon, Aspire Middle School Program Instructor and Data Coordinator This year has already been defined by renewal and intentional growth at Aspire Afterschool…
Investigating Real World Questions
What is Project-Based Learning? Project-Based Learning, or PBL, is a method of teaching in which students collaborate to investigate a relevant real-world question or problem.…
Aspire’s New Strategic Roadmap
A Glance Back… In 2021, Aspire engaged students, families, AmeriCorps members, staff, board members, and partners to shape our ambitious three-year strategic plan. Guided by…
The Power of Out-of-School Time: Education as a Human and Civil Right
Aspire students created their own bookmarks inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. Day By Paula Fynboh, CEO On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I had…
Leading With Values When Everything Is on the Line
By Paula Fynboh, CEO One of the first responsibilities I was charged with when becoming Aspire’s CEO was ensuring the organization operationalized our values. In…
25 Historically Underserved Children Lost Their Afterschool Program Because of Federal Funding Cuts
Author: Sophie Nunziati The end-of-summer celebration at Aspire Afterschool Learning was supposed to be a joyful occasion. Instead, it ended in tears. After a day…