Aspire Afterschool Learning

Aspire! Afterschool expands learning opportunities that help young people fulfill their potential through afterschool and summer learning programs that support and connect families, schools, and communities.

• About Us
  Aspire! Aftershool provides high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs that:
  - Serve young people in grades 3-5, critical transitional years in preparation for middle school, when students must strengthen their literacy skills or be left behind by their peers
  - Uniquely meet the needs of students in low-income communities who are often English Language Learners
  - Create seamless connections with schools, including providing volunteers to schools for support during the school day
  - Partner with families to support learning - Demonstrate results, including improved reading levels.
• Our Impact
  Aspire!'s flagship Learning ROCKS! Program supports upper-elementary students' general academic achievement and social-emotional development, placing a heavy emphasis on helping students to develop both their reading skills and a love of reading.
  
  Reading proficiency at the end of 3rd grade is strongly correlated with high school graduation and future success, according to a 2014 report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation which determined that “failure to read proficiently is linked to higher rates of school dropout which suppresses individual earning potential.”
  
  Toward that end, Aspire! commits to achieving the same outstanding results that have been benchmarked in previous years, with at least 90% of students improving their reading instructional levels.