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For Bridging Cultural Gaps, coding is only the start of the journey

Looking at the Expedia headquarters, one word came to mind: stark. Expedia’s vast green fields contrasted with the vast amounts ...

Looking at the Expedia headquarters, one word came to mind: stark. Expedia’s vast green fields contrasted with the vast amounts of glass and steel that made up the building. Students in Bridging Cultural Gaps’ Hidden Genius program aren’t here to study architecture and spacing, though – they’re here to learn more about what Expedia is and what it has to do with coding. For Bridging Cultural Gaps program manager Abdi Haro, he...

By Williams Pelegrin

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Community Spotlight on Summer Garden Camp

Summer Garden Camp weaves reading and math into hands-on gardening fun for elementary school students in the Methow Valley. La...

By School's Out Washington

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Community Spotlight on Living Well Kent

Living Well Kent (LKW) is a community-driven collaborative dedicated to the vision of public spaces and initiatives that encourag...

By School's Out Washington

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Community Spotlight on East African Community Services

East African Community Services (EACS) inspires immigrant and refugee youth and families to thrive by offering high-quality after...

By School's Out Washington

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Bringing quality to Washington State

Since 2008, School's Out Washington has been leading the effort to build and sustain a quality improvement system for expanded learning programs. The impetus for this work is grounded in the belief that all children deserve the opportunity to thrive and an understanding of how historical inequities continue to limit opportunity for children experiencing poverty and racial oppression.

By School's Out Washington