2020 Student Artwork Contest
A huge thank you and congratulations to all the students who participated in this year’s contest! There were so many amazing entries and we really were in awe of the …
Digital Learning Day Contest
Congratulations to winners Elijah and Samson! Did you know? February 27th is Digital Learning Day! All month long, we’re celebrating innovative technology practices in education and raising awareness about how we …
Virtual Field Trips Expand Students’ Horizons
In 2019, we introduced Virtual Field Trips to eight tutoring locations. These sessions expose students to places and ideas that they otherwise may have never encountered, allowing us to expand …
Los Angeles Dodgers & Mayor Eric Garcetti Visit Skid Row Learning Center
Great coverage of the visit on ABC’s Eyewitness News. Have a look! Here’s an excerpt: “With the support of Major League Baseball and School on Wheels, the Home Plate Project …
2,500 Backpacks Ready for Students!
This June the Caleb and Calder Sloan’s Awesome Foundation hosted a backpack stuffing event at this year’s Promax Conference, where attendees stuffed 2,500 backpacks full of school supplies for our …
HomeWalk 2019 Recap
As promised HomeWalk 2019 was the best ever! Team School on Wheels turned up in force to walk and run to raise awareness about child homelessness. Over 200 donors, volunteers, …
Long Beach Symphony and Instrument Petting Zoo
Last week The Long Beach Symphony brought the Instrument Petting Zoo to our tutoring site at Century Villages at Cabrillo. Their volunteers explained how the instruments of the orchestra work, …
2019 World’s Children’s Prize
Last week, former School on Wheels student and current World’s Children’s Prize Child Jury member, Taree Mayfield, attended the 2019 awards ceremony in Mariefred, Sweden. The jury consists of children …
Ambassador Volunteer Program Kicks Off
In order to support and raise awareness of the work that our volunteer tutors do every day we are excited to announce our new volunteer ambassador program! Ambassadors are volunteers …
2019 Digital Learning Day
In 2018, our students accessed over 38,000 hours of digital learning! This year, to celebrate #DLDay2019, our Skid Row Learning Center participated in Hour of Code – a fun and …