06/15/2026
Students can experience a “summer slide,” where test scores often flatten or decline over the summer months, especially in math, where declines tend to be larger than in reading. 📉
That’s why summer programs, libraries, community spaces, and after-school activities matter so much. Learning keeps going long after the school year ends. ☀️
Whether it’s reading programs, STEM activities, arts initiatives, or simply having a safe place to learn and create, these experiences help students stay connected and keep momentum going into the next school year.
Summer learning doesn’t have to feel like school to make a difference. Sometimes it looks like building something, exploring a new hobby, or discovering a new passion alongside friends.
That’s what all in on learning looks like. ☀️
06/05/2026
Baltimore showed up in a big way. 🐦💜
On June 3, we partnered with the Baltimore Ravens and the Ravens Foundation to transform the Virginia Baker Recreation Center and officially launch the new Catalyst Center at Patterson Park.
Together with 200+ volunteers, we brought new energy, color, and purpose to a space that will now support hands-on STEAM learning, robotics, coding, environmental science, early childhood programming, and outdoor nature-based education.
From refreshed indoor learning areas to updated technology, flexible furniture, garden spaces, and outdoor improvements, every detail reflected a shared commitment to Baltimore’s youth.
What made the day even more powerful was seeing the transformation happen in real time, neighbors, partners, city leaders, and volunteers working side by side.
This project was about more than a renovation. It was about expanding opportunity, strengthening community spaces, and investing in the next generation.
We’re grateful to the Ravens Foundation, the City of Baltimore, and everyone who helped make this milestone possible.
Baltimore, thank you for being part of it. 💜
06/02/2026
June is Pride Month 🏳️🌈
Every student deserves to walk into a space where they feel welcomed, respected, and comfortable being themselves.
The environments around students matter. When young people feel seen and supported, they’re more likely to participate, connect, explore new interests, and grow with confidence.
This month, we’re celebrating the importance of spaces that make room for everyone. 💙
06/01/2026
June is here ☀️
And learning? It’s not taking the summer off.
From summer programs to community spaces to after-school activities, this is the season where students keep exploring, creating, building, reading, moving, and discovering new interests.
Some kids are coding. Some are making art. Some are finding their confidence in spaces that simply give them room to try something new.
That’s what this month is about: keeping curiosity alive all summer long. 💙
Here’s to a season full of learning, laughter, creativity, and maybe a little less “I’m bored” energy. 😄
05/30/2026
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