2024-04-03T10:35:35-05:00 2023-06-30 390919055 RITZ HOLMAN LLP 330 E KILBOURN AVE SUITE 550 MILWAUKEE WI 53202 990 2022-07-01 391963963 SHARP LITERACY INC SHAR 4144103200 5775 N GLEN PARK ROAD 202 MILWAUKEE WI 53209 TODD CLEMENS TREASURER 4144103200 2024-04-03 1 TODD CLEMENS 999009999 0 KATY L SOMMER P00273273 4142711451 2024-04-03 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LYNDA KOHLER 5775 N GLEN PARK ROAD 202 MILWAUKEE WI 53209 3968674 0 X WWW.SHARPLITERACY.ORG X 1999 WI SHARP PARTNERS WITH EDUCATORS TO FOSTER A LOVE OF LEARNING AND BRIGHTEN CHILDREN'S FUTURES THROUGH INNOVATIVE STEAM-BASED EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS. 37 37 39 0 0 0 1636691 1737181 46781 21269 42963 165742 -76417 -37552 1650018 1886640 0 0 0 0 1031127 1051395 0 0 257896 521179 532633 1552306 1584028 97712 302612 2635652 2956614 102874 113731 2532778 2842883 X SHARP PARTNERS WITH EDUCATORS TO FOSTER A LOVE OF LEARNING AND BRIGHTEN CHILDREN'S FUTURES THROUGH INNOVATIVE STEAM-BASED EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS. 0 0 1137844 21982 SHARP PARTNERS WITH 49 URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN MILWAUKEE, RACINE AND WAUKESHA, SERVING MORE THAN 8,300 STUDENTS AND NEARLY 400 TEACHERS. THESE SCHOOLS ARE IN MANY OF THE AREA'S MOST DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS, EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT NEARLY 90% OF SHARP STUDENTS COME FROM FAMILIES THAT ARE CATEGORIZED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. THE STUDENTS WE SERVE REPRESENT A DIVERSE POPULATION; 37% BLACK, 43% LATINO/HISPANIC, 9% WHITE, 8% ASIAN AND 3% TWO OR MORE RACES. SUPPORT FROM GENEROUS DONORS ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RELEVANT, RIGOROUS STEAM PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL TOUR EXPERIENCES FOR K3-5TH GRADE STUDENTS AT NO COST TO THE SCHOOLS.SHARP RECENTLY ADOPTED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, AND ONE OF THE IDENTIFIED WAYS TO DEEPEN IMPACT IS AN INTEGRATED STEAM CURRICULUM THAT INCORPORATES THREE PILLARS: TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, AND ART & DESIGN THINKING. SHARP'S STEAM PROGRAM LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR A STEAM-BASED EDUCATION, BEGINNING IN KINDERGARTEN. IN K3-K5, STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE CONCEPTS GRAVITY, RAINBOWS, FORCE & MOTION, ANIMALS AND PLANTS. FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS CONTINUE RESPECTIVELY WITH STUDIES OF POLLINATORS & POLLINATION AND THE WATER CYCLE. DESIGN THROUGH CODE (DTC 3, DTC 4 & DTC 5) IS A 10-18 SESSION PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES 3RD THROUGH 5TH GRADERS TO VIDEO GAME DESIGN, PHYSICAL COMPUTING, CODING, CIRCUITRY, ENGINEERING AND MORE. THIS YEAR 2,375 STUDENTS FROM OVER 100 CLASSROOMS AT 14 SCHOOLS IN MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA ARE PARTICIPATING IN DTC WORKSHOPS.ESTABLISHED IN 2014, SHARP'S SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH 20+ COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS AND MPS, PROVIDING INNOVATIVE HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING TO COMBAT SUMMER SLIDE COMMON TO URBAN STUDENTS (LOSING ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN SUMMER DUE TO LACK OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES). OUR EIGHT-WEEK ART AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED PROGRAM SERVES 1,200 K-6TH GRADERS, KEEPING CHILDREN ENGAGED AND LEARNING. 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