SC2C Recieves $7,500!
Thank you to the New Canaan Community Council for its generous donation of $7,500 to Stamford Cradle to Career. This generous contribution and commitment to the Stamford Cradle to Career partnership highlights our mission of collectively aligning community resources to ensure equity and excellence in education for every child.
Thanks to their support, Stamford Cradle to Career continues to gain increased momentum and excitement.We have launched four of the six Community Action Networks, including: Infant and Health and Development, Kindergarten Readiness, Early Grade Reading and Transition from High School to Post-Secondary College and/or Career. These networks will develop plans to address key data points that are aimed at ensuring that all youth succeed.
United Way of Western Connecticut serves asthe backbone entity for our Collective Impact effort which seeks to ensure that all Stamford children and youth succeed in education, career and life.
Stamford Youth Take on the World Finals!
Over 825 teams from around the world competed in the 38th Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, which was held at Michigan State University from May 24 - 27. The competition emphasized creativity, Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) and teamwork. It has grown into the largest international creative problem-solving competition worldwide.There was a lot of pride and excitement around the youngest team, representing Stamford's oNewfield Elementary school. Out of 72 teams in their problem and division, Newfield placed 13th in the world, beating out 59 international teams! In fact, they were the highest ranked elementary team from Connecticut, and the third highest ranking team out of all of Connecticut's teams. Overall, all of the teams made Stamford so proud and their representation of Stamford as a place that challenges, inspires, and prepares our youth for a prosperous future rings true.
Here are some more rankings below:
- Newfield Elementary School finished 13th out of 72 teams
- Westover Magnet Elementary School finished 15th out of 43 teams
- The team comprised of several Stamford middle schools finished 21st out of 52 teams
- Division III finished 19th out of 37 teams
We're thrilled to welcome Synchrony Financial Business Leader Program (BLP) participants to our collective impact efforts! Through June 30, these business leaders will work with Stamford Cradle to Career to assess the feasibility of organizing a Youth Summit and how to greater incorporate the youth voice into this collective impact initiative. The six young men are excited to be involved and to begin working on bringing a fresh new perspective to our efforts.
"It’s one thing to provide the resources to someone for a successful and enthralling Youth Summit. It’s another to excite them to use the resources we will be cultivating. We have the task of combining both and we are looking forward to doing just that," said Doug Deidrick, a sales expert for Synchrony Financial.
“I’m very awestruck to see leaders from different sectors come together to solve some of the critical problems of the Stamford community," said Manuel Roman, a sales and relationship management expert, of Stamford Cradle to Career. "This is an amazing coalition of merging resources that will undoubtedly enhance and uplift Stamford youth and children. We are looking forward to doing our part."
Integration, inclusion and diversity is at the heart of everything we do. All children and youth are in need of something.Let's continue to stregthen our village. Together.