by SOW_Admin | Feb 9, 2017 | Get Involved
In case you haven’t heard, we have a little thing going on right now: Share the Love! Every February, we are excited for our #SharetheLoveIndy campaign, which allows us to mobilize our awesome network of supporters (all of you!) to help us spread the word and raise...
by SOW_Admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Get Involved
Our volunteers are some of the best people we know. We were thrilled to spend last Thursday evening with them at Blind Owl Brewery to kickoff our 2017 Share the Love campaign. It was wonderful to see so many of our tutors, staff, board and committee members, and...
by Samantha | Jan 25, 2017 | Spotlights
Every year, we have over 400 tutors who commit their time and talents to helping our students. The majority of our volunteers commit to tutoring one hour each week. However, did you know just over 100 of those tutors are part of various tutoring teams? Our teams come...
by SOW_Admin | Jan 18, 2017 | Spotlights
Each month, we’ll be introducing you to a new School on Wheels staff member so you can learn more about the people who make our programs run successfully! This month, we’ll highlight Ana Luis, one of our Program Coordinators who manages tutoring every evening at our...
by SOW_Admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Spotlights
2016 was an amazing year at School on Wheels! Throughout the year, we were honored to receive support from so many fantastic volunteers and donors. But we were especially blown away by the generosity of the awesome community groups who donated their time and program...
by Claire Brosman | Jan 5, 2017 | Spotlights
The 2017 Education Champion call for nominations is now open! The School on Wheels Education Champion Award is a tremendous opportunity to acknowledge a deserving youth worker or educator who is making an impact on Indiana students. The 2016 Education Champion was...
by Claire Brosman | Dec 22, 2016 | Special Posts
December is a time of reflection and celebration. As we look back on the year and plan for 2017, we have so much for which to be thankful and to celebrate. Here are five things from 2016 that stand out and make us proud of what we are able to achieve with the help of...
by SOW_Admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Events
It’s the holiday season, and we’re feeling festive at School on Wheels! Each year we try to make this season of giving bright for our students. For the second year in a row, we were lucky to work with our friends at Royal United Mortgage to hold a holiday celebration...
by Samantha | Dec 7, 2016 | Spotlights
During the holidays, people are often more inclined to reflect on the aspects of their lives that they are thankful for. In my work life, I am thankful for a lot of things, and our wonderful volunteers are toward the top of that list. Chris Golightly is a long time...
by SOW_Admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Tutor Tips
When I first started at School on Wheels as an AmeriCorps VISTA in 2011, one of my main projects was to revamp the curriculum that we had for tutors to utilize when students were finished with their homework. The main goal was to create activities and games that were...
