Live It Learn It is an educational organization that uses experiential learning to boost academic achievement and motivation. Live It Learn It boosts academic achievement and motivation for students in high-poverty DC public schools by supplementing conventional classroom instruction with rigorous, academically focused trips to DC's world-class resources.
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We are proud and excited to share that Live It Learn It has been selected as a #VoicesDMV #CommunityAction Awards winner. Many thanks to @communityfndn for recognizing our work and giving us the opportunity to #SparkChange! You can learn more here: https://www.thecommunityfoundation.org/community-action-awards
Can you name the historical figure below?! In our latest issue of The Progress Report, read updates on our virtual curricula, anti-racism commitment, and community partnerships. As we carry on this spring, we are proud to have you by our side.
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We’re ready for 2020 to be a memory... anyone else?!
But before you ring in the new year, end 2020 with a bang by making a tax-deductible donation to Live It Learn It!
Your donation right now will help our students experience the joy of learning in 2021. And that’s worth celebrating! 🎉 bit.ly/LILI_EOY
#endofyearcampaign #liveitlearnitdc #washingtondc
At Live It Learn It we strive to provide experiences that students might not otherwise have.
For now, those experiences are virtual, but even within the confines of remote learning our students have kayaked on the Anacostia River and designed their own buildings inspired by architect Zaha Hadid. They’ve set up research stations in the North and South Poles to learn about animal adaptations. They’ve toured the National Portrait Gallery and created their own identity webs.
Our Experiential Learning Educators, like Kat, have taken students on these journeys, but it’s only possible because of donors like you. To make your tax-deductible gift, visit bit.ly/LILI_EOY!
#endofyearcampaign #liveitlearnitdc #washingtondc
For us, it’s all about the students.
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The pandemic has been hard on everyone, and remote learning isn’t easy for anyone. Mounting evidence indicates that students of color and students in high poverty communities are losing the most academic ground. But with your help, we know that we can make a difference for our students.
Consider making a tax-deductible, year-end gift to Live It Learn It today! bit.ly/LILI_EOY
#endofyearcampaign #liveitlearnitdc #washingtondc
Talk to any teacher and they’ll tell you that keeping students engaged during remote learning has been a challenge.
But that’s exactly what we’ve made it our mission to do: create engaging, interactive experiences that get students excited to learn. We couldn’t do what we do without teachers like Mr. Freeman at Tubman Elementary School. And we couldn’t do it without you!
If you haven’t already, please make a year-end investment in our students and teachers: http://bit.ly/LILI_EOY
#endofyearcampaign #liveitlearnitdc #washingtondc
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We are so grateful for this partnership, LINK Strategic Partners. Congrats!
LINK is thrilled to announce that our promotional video work for Live It Learn It won a @MarCom Awards! We are so proud to partner on this award-winning collaboration! #MarcomAwards
Needing a gift for your mother, brother, aunt, colleague, sis-in-law, partner, or neighbor?! Check out the amazing Black-owned shop District of Clothing for some phenomenal products.
Reminder to mark LIVEITLEARNIT in the special instructions box at checkout and 5% of proceeds will go to LILI.
You know that painting or fabulous photograph that you've been meaning to get framed forever but just haven't gotten around to? Now is the perfect time to do it! We are so lucky to have partnered again this year with Frame of Mine, our Barracks Row neighbor and an amazing family-owned small business. Today and tomorrow - 12/4 and 12/5 - Frame of Mine will donate a portion of their sales to Live It Learn It! What a great way to get your holiday shopping done (that includes a gift for yourself!), support #smallbusiness, and help DCPS students at the same time!
Looking to gift some dope swag for a friend or colleague this holiday season?! Look no further 👀 We are beyond excited to partner with the phenomenal, Black woman-owned District of Clothing, as seen in Forbes and People!
During the month of December, add LIVEITLEARNIT to the Special Instructions box when purchasing and we will receive a portion of the proceeds to further our work with students. That’s a WWW — Win for you! Win for them! Win for the kids! 💯
Yesterday, #GivingTuesday, was exactly what we hoped it would be. So many of our friends and supporters came together - more than 130 of you - and gave so generously. We raised over $15,000, which, to be honest, exceeded even our ambitious expectations. We cannot thank you enough or express how much that means to us. Yeah, we might be crying a little.
It's Giving Tuesday! No doubt you'll be getting a lot of requests from a lot organizations, and we hope that you'll consider donating to as many as you're able. After all, Giving Tuesday is a day for coming together as a community to support the things that matter to us. It's a day for generosity and giving.
In that spirit we hope that you'll consider a donation to Live It Learn It. COVID-19 has given us the opportunity to reimagine and rewrite many of our units to make them engaging, interactive, and challenging in the virtual space, all the while continuing our focus on diversity, identity, and critical thinking through an anti-racist lens.
Please visit our Catalogue for Philanthropy page to find out more and make a donation! https://bit.ly/GT_LILI #givingtuesday2020
It's no secret that not all children in Washington, DC have access to the same opportunities, and COVID-19 has only exacerbated these disparities.
Awesome budding partnership! Thanks Molette Green for highlighting our partnership.
A Northern Virginia community choir is doing innovative work to keep its audiences connected with each other and children in at-risk communities. News4’s Molette Green reports on the Voce Chamber Singers.
📣 Calling all educators! At Live It Learn It, we know the power of experiential learning, and we want all teachers to feel confident designing and leading experiential learning units in their own classrooms. LILI will offer an Experiential Learning Training to help teachers grow in their knowledge and expertise of hands-on, experiential learning. Before launching the workshop, the team would like to gauge the audience to assess the needs and availability of potential participants!
Please take the survey below (with the chance to receive a $50 gift card!!) to help Live It Learn It plan an effective training for educators. It should only take 4 minutes to complete: https://us2.list-manage.com/survey?u=f54116e0cd31859c6d217d00e&id=600dc634a3
WOW!! If you tuned in this past Sunday, you heard the beautiful lyrics and melodies performed by the talented Voce Chamber Singers! We were blown away by the collective sound orchestrated... all through Zoom! Thank you so much for choosing Live It Learn It to be a part of this lovely event.
Just a reminder that Voce Chamber Singers will share 20% of any online donations made through October 31 with Live It Learn It. Support their incredible work here: https://www.voce.org/get-involved/contribute.
Today's the day! In just three more hours, Voce Chamber Singers will present a virtual concert entitled "In Remembrance", a tribute to victims of racial justice. They will also highlight Live It Learn It's anti-racism work throughout Washington, DC. We are fortunate to partner with them! Tune in at 5:00 pm ET for a beautiful performance.
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Join us for our very first virtual performance! Streaming on Facebook Live Sunday, October 25th at 5:00PM EST
Help support future Voce projects. DONATE HERE:
https://www.voce.org/get-involved/contribute
A portion of online donations benefit our partnering organization for this event: Live it Learn It. Visit their website to learn more. https://www.liveitlearnit.org/
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As a non-profit, our financial statements are available for review upon request. Please send your request to [email protected].
"Northern Virginia's premier choral ensemble"
-The Washington Post
Learn more at www.vocechambersingers.org.
Voce is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and ArtsFairfax.
Interested in hearing a beautiful choral performance this Sunday evening?! Live It Learn It is fortunate to partner with Voce Chamber Singers for a virtual concert this coming Sunday, October 25 at 5pm ET. The program is entitled "In Remembrance: A Tribute to Victims of Racial Injustice" and connects the pain, grief, and hope for change to the anti-racism work that we are doing here in Washington, DC.
ALSO! Live It Learn It will receive 20% of all donations made, so we hope you can join us. Please share this wonderful event with your friends and family.
View with or without a Facebook account by clicking the link here: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3868637959832291&id=197590543603736
Join us for our very first virtual performance! Streaming on Facebook Live Sunday, October 25th at 5:00PM EST
Help support future Voce projects. DONATE HERE:
https://www.voce.org/get-involved/contribute
A portion of online donations benefit our partnering organization for this event: Live it Learn It. Visit their website to learn more. https://www.liveitlearnit.org/
**View with or without a facebook account by clicking the direct link below**
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3868637959832291&id=197590543603736
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As a non-profit, our financial statements are available for review upon request. Please send your request to [email protected].
"Northern Virginia's premier choral ensemble"
-The Washington Post
Learn more at www.vocechambersingers.org.
Voce is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and ArtsFairfax.
Attention, please! We are thrilled to introduce our brand new initiative, the LILI Honor Roll. The LILI Honor Roll is a small group of dedicated supporters who contribute to Live It Learn It on a monthly basis (yes, it’s small for now, but you can help us grow!) Joining the LILI Honor Roll is easy - you choose how much to contribute each month, when, and how you’d like to pay, and of course you can cancel at any time at all with no hassle. When you join the LILI Honor Roll you know that your contribution is going to support students in Washington DC’s Title I schools. The overwhelming income and opportunity disparity in DC makes it more important than ever that our students have access to high quality, academically robust virtual programming. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/LILIHR
ICYMI: The Progress Report hit your inboxes yesterday! If you didn't see our latest newsletter, follow the link and subscribe to make sure you stay updated with all things Live It Learn It! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/2EwFa9W
New, improved, and better than ever.... Our new website is LIVE! We could not be more thrilled to share it with you. Learn more about our impact, explore anti-racism resources, and connect with us through our site, www.liveitlearnit.org!
✨ Since our founding in September 2005, we have served 21,000+ DCPS students and partnered with over two dozen destinations in our nation’s capital. These hands-on experiences have allowed our students to use their own city as a classroom fostering a sense of self-efficacy, pride, and joy. We would not be here today without the support from our partners! From all of us to you, thank you!! 🎉 #LILI15anniversary
Curious to know what Live It Learn It is up to during this time of distance learning? In this two-minute video, hear from our Executive Director, Dr. Michelle Edwards, on how we are bringing experiential learning to the virtual space!
We are so excited to launch another school year with DC Public Schools! It may not be what we were expecting, but we are ready for all the adventures ahead. Teachers and students, we’re here for you 😊 We got this! #DCPS #firstdayofschool #distancelearning
We are thrilled to introduce the newest cohort for our Experiential Learning Fellowship! For the next year, these educators will learn alongside each other on how to incorporate racial equity, socio-emotional learning, and experiential education into their classrooms. Fellows, welcome to the Live It Learn It family!
Swipe through to see if you recognize any of your DC Public Schools teachers and give them a shout-out! 🎉
To learn more about them, visit www.liveitlearnit.org/experientiallearningfellowship.
HD Cooke Elementary School
Tubman Elementary School
Turner Elementary
Aiton Elementary School
Neval Thomas Elementary School
"As the black, female Executive Director of Live It Learn It, I am proud to lead an organization where the learning of black and brown children has always been at the heart of the matter...The fight for racial justice is active in nature and, as an anti-racist organization, we are actively learning how to better fight against the barriers that exist in our city’s education system."
To read Dr. Edwards's message in full, click the link below, which includes anti-racism resources we highly recommend.
https://bit.ly/LILI-BLM1
All of us at Live It Learn It would like to send a HUGE thank you to Compass for their work in identifying ways that LILI can grow and expand. Hunter Rogers (Team Lead), Ashley Koo, Ben Klausner, Carter Frank, and Nathan Bernstein made a powerhouse team and we so appreciate and value all of their work and their final recommendations! Thank you!
(Photo comprised of LILI Staff, LILI Board Members, and the amazing Compass Team after their presentation on May 28, 2020).
(3/3) “Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of the learners.” — John Holt
That’s the truth! We have loved teaching our students all year long, both in-person and virtually. We always enter DCPS classrooms smiling and leave feeling inspired. You know why? Because as much as we plan and prepare our hands-on curriculum, our students are the ones who teach us so much — their joy for learning is contagious! 💫 Happy last day of school to the DCPS community! See you next year 😎 #liveitlearnitdc
(2/3) ✨ Here’s to our 98 teachers, 15 principals, 21 partner destinations, and all the support staff and administration for helping us serve nearly 3,000 students this school year — THANK YOU! We’d also like to thank our donors, funders, and board members for continuing to support this critical work in DCPS! We couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you. May we continue to fight for a more equitable education system for our communities. #liveitlearnitdc #washingtondc #experientialeducation .
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(1/3) And that’s a wrap! Today, we celebrate the end of another school year. We are SO proud of our students and all that they’ve accomplished amidst having to adapt to distance learning. Thank you to our partner teachers for welcoming us into your classrooms to deliver hands-on learning (even when it got a little messy 😉). We also want to thank our partner destinations who always teach with great enthusiasm throughout museums, parks, gardens, and rivers! ⭐️ #liveitlearnitdc
From the nine of us at Live It Learn It, we want to say THANK YOU for your generous gifts over these last two weeks. Along with others, we had to quickly shift our plans around and develop innovative ways to teach our students in a virtual space. Although it’s not the same as being in a classroom or at a museum, teaching children is what brings us great joy each day. Thank you for making this ongoing work possible. While we are still just short of our fundraising goal, we are hoping a few last-minute donations might put us over the top! Visit www.liveitlearnit.org/covid to make your gift today. #CheersLILI
Tonight would be been our 15th Anniversary Spring Soiree but COVID19 happened. We can't have our fundraiser but that doesn't stop the work from happening with children and teachers in DC Public Schools.
I'm so grateful for my newest board member, Tracy Shaw who is making a donation today to ensure that the work continues. Please join her by donating at liveitlearnit.org/covid.
Thank you!
Over the past few weeks, we moved quickly to connect with our teachers and identify ways to best support students. We are…
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Curious to know what Live It Learn It is up to during this time of distance learning? In this two-minute video, hear from our Executive Director, Dr. Michelle Edwards, on how we are bringing experiential learning to the virtual space!
We’re officially 12 days away from #GivingTuesday!!! ♥️ To kickoff, check out the #JoyofLiveItLearnIt captured here. Our students are able to experience world-renowned museums, cultural institutions, and the watershed in their own backyard throughout the school year because of donors like you. We’d love for you to consider supporting us this Giving Tuesday by making a donation! #liveitlearnitgiveit The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington
Thanks to YOU we were able to serve over 2100 students this school year. Thank you for your support!
Many thanks to everyone who spoke, donated, volunteered, and showed up for our spoken-word event last night. You are all rockstars! 🎸😉
Happy anniversary Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture! Our students from Garfield Elementary School recently learned about resilience as they discovered the stories of several courageous individuals highlighted at the museum!
With many DC schools starting Monday, join LILI & The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington in preparing students for a great year: https://goo.gl/42xe3U #GiveBackToSchool
As we ramp up for the next school year, we’re looking back at some of our accomplishments from the 2016-2017 school year. Here’s to another year of increased student efficacy and achievement.
Our students love using organic and geometric shapes to sculpt their favorite animals at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. What animal do you think this student has made?
Check out this Hendley Elementary School student conducting a streak test to find out a mineral’s true color on the #LiveItLearnIt trip to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History! 💎
Heave-ho! Tubman Elementary School works together to pull up some specimens from the Potomac to check the health of the river with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Check out how excited students from #BarnardES are to show off what they learned on their #LiveItLearnIt trip to the National Portrait Gallery during their post lesson review game 🙋🏽🙋🏾♂️
Shake it up! Check out this student shaking up his water sample on the #LiveItLearnIt trip to the Audubon Naturalist Society to get it ready for testing 💧
#tbt to #LiveItLearnIt's trip to the Anacostia Watershed Society. We're missing the warm summer weather. What do you miss most about summer?
Yesterday spent a gorgeous day in Rock Creek with 5th graders from JO Wilson Elementary School and Audubon Naturalist Society. We tested the stream's health and examined some of the macroinvertebrates that live there.
During our Zoo programs students observe and compare distinct characteristics about different species from the Amazon. What do you notice about this awesome catfish?
Students from Orr Elementary worked up an appetite at the Washington Youth Garden. They blended a smoothie with their leg power so they could enjoy a balanced snack that included most of the food groups. The smoothie contained peaches, apples, kale, and soy milk. Can you identify what food group(s) didn't make it into our snack?
In preparation for their visit to the United States Botanic Garden, National Fund, 4th graders at Garfield Elementary School learned motions to help them remember the parts of the plant and their functions.
Houston ES 5th graders became doctors for the day...but not the type you might think. Who was their patient? Rock Creek! Students donned boots and collected macro-invertebrates from the stream, which they observed under microscopes. Students also conducted various water quality tests and then used the data they collected to give the stream a health score. Any guesses how Rock Creek measured up!?
"I sometimes sleep in my closet to relax" After learning about portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 4th graders at Tubman Elementary School created self-portraits and "I am" poems.
Live It Learn It classes sing our ditty during each program and this year we will have a Ditty-Off in March. Any class that is interested in participating should work on putting their own spin to the ditty. Add some moves, change the rhythm or just have fun with it! Send us a video of your class by January 31st and we will put you in our brackets for the Ditty-Off March Madness! Here is Ms Newman's class from Garfield Elementary School practicing the ditty at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian earlier today.
Teacher Appreciation: This week Ms. Payne's 4th grade class, from Miner Elementary School , visited George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate. Ms Payne, a brilliant photographer, took a number of photos during her class' trip. Here is the a video she created for her students (they will receive a copy of this and other trip videos at the end of the school year). Thanks for being a wonderful educator and going above and beyond for your students' Ms. Payne! You can also check out her work at www.victoriajproductions.com!
Before touring his mansion at George Washington's Mount Vernon, 4th graders from Barnard Elementary School share a bit of their knowledge with one of the docents!
Super smart 4th graders from Randle Highlands Elementary School show off their knowledge of the food groups. In just a few minutes, they will collect foods in those groups from the garden!
On June 3rd, 2013, Live It Learn It hosted our first Superstars Trip at Camp Letts in Maryland. Students who had earned 400 or more points by completing supplemental assignments to our programming were invited to join this day of fun team-building activities. Check out the recap video which will also be used to entice students to participate in the Superstars program in the upcoming school year!
Live It Learn It starts our version of March Madness today! We will post two videos of students singing our opening song every Wednesday. The video that earns the most likes by close of business Tuesday will be named winner. Check out our two videos today and urge your friends to like one of them! . Today's classes are Mr. Forschener's 4th grade class at Turner Elementary School and Ms. Pridgen's 4th/5th grade class at Patterson Elementary School. Spread the word!
We unveiled our Live It Learn It Ditty this year and classes are putting their own spin on it! Check out Ms. Pridgen's class at Patterson Elementary School. This is a prelude for our March Madness competition. Stay tuned!
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