The Great Expectations (GE) Initiative is changing kids’ lives, one child at a time, and your support makes that possible. You helped provide backpacks with fresh supplies, access to high-quality early childhood care and education, and athletic and arts enrichment opportunities. Your support ensures that kids show up in a new school year ready for […]
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Great Opportunities made possible a student’s dream of college
Peggy Zimmer, counselor at Wayzata High School, sits at her desk. She’s surrounded by walls filled with inspirational framed art and handwritten notes for students, by students. Her gentle, caring demeanor radiates in her words and actions. A year ago, Peggy struggled to help students whose families had limited incomes. One of her students, a […]
Latino families connect through education: Our Best Legacy program in Orono
In alignment with the Great Expectations Initiative and to build connections with families, Orono Community Education staff participated in a University of Minnesota Extension training program called Education: Our Best Legacy. This program was chosen because it was originally developed for and by Spanish-speaking families. For the first class a parent, Orono graduate and ELL […]
