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The vision: By the time that kids are teenagers, they'll know how to live powerfully, joyfully, responsibly.
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Kids attend summer camp for a week a t time, with monthly "refreshers" to practice and build on the skills they learn.
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Carefully designed curriculum of social and emotional learning is integrated into after school activities that kids find fun and stimulating.
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Wings runs after school programs at Wilmot J Fraser Elementary School and Murray-LaSaine Elementary School.
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The WINGS Leadership Academy opens in a historic firehouse, serving 20 kids who are all graduates of our elementary program.
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WINGS collaborates with the Boys & Girls Club to run a summer day camp for approximately 100 kids.
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Our flagship program at this elementary school in downtown Charleston is where WINGS develops strategies, practices and materials that build social and emotional smarts.
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WINGS runs Developmental Partnerships at 8 schools in Charleston and Washington, D.C., acquiring important lessons on how to replicate effectively.
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To monitor whether the kids are learning what WINGS teaches, we use Web-based technology combined with exacting observation and carefully crafted learning objectives. We call this system ETO - Efforts to Outcomes.
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After raising a half million dollars in less than 3 months, WINGS takes the first steps in our ambitious 5-year plan that builds organizational capacity so that we expand programming without sacrificing quality and effectiveness.
