Aspire-ing to Great Heights
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A great public education set the trajectory of my entire life. I saw first-hand growing up in Idaho how schools and teachers can lift students from rural beginnings to big dreams; after college, I started working to understand how the same can happen for students growing up in cities. Since I moved to San Francisco, I’ve been captivated by the work Aspire Public Schools is doing to make change possible for low-income students. Aspire operates community-based charter schools that serve over 16,000 students from transitional kindergarten through high school. Three-quarters of Aspire students come from low-income households, 95% are people of color, and every single one is reminded daily of Aspire's guiding light - College For Certain. Without Aspire, 70% of these students wouldn’t graduate high school; with Aspire, over 80% of them go to college. Here are some of those incredible scholars - graduating seniors from each of Aspire's high schools, celebrating where they're going this fall:
This August, I will summit four 14,000 foot peaks. (The picture above is me at my first 14,000 summit!) To help Aspire scholars keep accomplishing incredible things, I'm raising $2,000 to support a high school STEAM class for a year. (STEAM stands for Science, Technology, E ngineering, Arts and Math - math and the arts have been special and important in my life, and I love how Aspire integrates the way they're taught.) I've felt privileged to witness and be part of Aspire's work, and I can't wait to carry Aspire's colors to the top of a literal mountain, in tribute to the metaphorical mountains Aspire scholars climb every year. I, and they, will be so grateful for your support.
This August, I will summit four 14,000 foot peaks. (The picture above is me at my first 14,000 summit!) To help Aspire scholars keep accomplishing incredible things, I'm raising $2,000 to support a high school STEAM class for a year. (STEAM stands for Science, Technology, E ngineering, Arts and Math - math and the arts have been special and important in my life, and I love how Aspire integrates the way they're taught.) I've felt privileged to witness and be part of Aspire's work, and I can't wait to carry Aspire's colors to the top of a literal mountain, in tribute to the metaphorical mountains Aspire scholars climb every year. I, and they, will be so grateful for your support.
Organizer
Liz Stiverson
Organizer
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
Aspire Public Schools
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