“The need for imagination, as a sense of truth, and as a feeling of responsibility – these are the three forces which are the very nerve of education.” Rudolf Steiner For driven educators in Indiana, this nerve is a muscle that flutters, flits, and flexes within any classroom that they happen upon, indoors or otherwise. […]
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein What Mr. Einstein referred to as art, we consider magic as it lilts through the doorways of School on Wheels tutoring sessions. The music of pages whirring and whispers excitedly chirping echo through the corridors of […]
Each year, friends of School on Wheels help us Share the Love to raise funds and boost awareness for the programs that help us transform lives. Our friends aren’t professional fundraisers or marketing experts – they are people sharing why they are passionate about School on Wheels and education’s role in breaking the cycle of […]
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words echo in community collaborations around Indianapolis, and beat in the hearts of those who serve purposes greater than themselves within our city. This MLK Day, we were honored to join our longtime Shalom Zone* partners for a […]
January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month, and the most recent data indicates that 40.6 million people in the United States live in poverty. Poverty is linked to myriad negative effects, such as hunger and food insecurity, low academic performance, and homelessness. Dire financial hardships are on the rise in Indianapolis with 1 in […]
There’s no question that education is at the core of what we do, but sometimes a celebration is in order. This week we gathered at our longtime partner site, Salvation Army Barton Center, for a wonderful holiday party with the children and families we get to work with each day. Royal United Mortgage, one of […]
December has arrived in Indianapolis like a whisper, tiptoeing in with snow lightly blanketing the city after a bustling November. The glow of the upcoming holidays has us reflecting with gratitude on the community members who have helped us create lasting impact in the lives of those we serve this year. We are also caught […]
For many of us, January 24, 2018 was an average winter day. The rest of the week had highs in the 40s and 50s, but this particular Wednesday’s temperature never reached above freezing. On this one day, 1,682 individuals in Indianapolis were identified as experiencing homelessness. According to the Point-in-Time count conducted by the Indiana […]
September 4, 2018 marked our 17th anniversary, and if you’ve been following along on our journey, you’ll know that we don’t stop at tutoring! During our birthday month, and as we enter a brand-new year of transforming lives through education, we want to share some exciting program changes and growth. This year we have more partners and […]
Our Education Support Coordinators (formerly Program Coordinators) are the faces our students and tutors see each day. They not only oversee tutoring each week, but they are also working behind the scenes with teachers, social workers, and the parents of the kiddos we serve to build education plans and overcome educational obstacles the families we […]
