- We believe that everyone is more prepared to prosper with regular activity in their lives. Every experience we give has activity included, because research shows students who are physically active (even for just 10 minutes a day) tend to have better grades, school attendance, memory, and on-task behavior. Also, getting more exercise can give you a burst of pleasant-activated feelings. Our experiences lead the kids and families in the right direction with toys, equipment, games, videos and snack-sized workouts, all of which foster a higher level of activity.
- When many of us were kids our parents gave us a chance to find an activity we liked. We tried multiple sports, musical instruments, scouts, trying to find something that clicked. Our Kits for Kids are designed to give financially vulnerable kids a window into a variety of activities they might otherwise never see, and every kit which includes both activity equipment and an activity book. Whether it is Soccer, Cooking, Coding, or Music, our experiences give financially vulnerable kids a chance to find a passion. We team up with kids and their families, Title 1 schools, YMCAs, and other partner-providers to help financially vulnerable kids thrive...not just survive.
- We believe that when learning is fun, learning happens fast! We use games as a great way to teach. That’s what our Kits for Organizations games are all about. Whether playing the US travel game or Failure to Success version, rolling the dice and completing a snack-sized workout advances you on the gameboard as you learn more about the theme with your friends and family. It teaches, entertains, creates competition and sneaks in some activity.
- We consult with those that work with these kids every day, and we create curriculum that turns into active experiences for the kids that help them discover things they love and/or are good at, setting the stage for them to flourish.
- We believe that we can help level the playing field by giving financially vulnerable kids and their families opportunities (through our experiences) they don’t currently have, and this can lead them to grow in how they see their future and give them a pathway to progress regardless of their current circumstances.
- We strive to make our experiences as accessible as possible, and that’s why all of our written experiences are bilingual, increasing the opportunity for parents and kids to work together.
- We believe there are amazing programs, people and organizations dedicated to helping financially vulnerable kids, which provide nearly endless demand for our experiences because they all help their patrons thrive.
- We strive to remove barriers to activity and discovery.
- We strive to do all of the above with the utmost efficiency and an ever decreasing cost per child served as we scale.