Aster Bekele: Catalyst for Change

2014 marked the second year that School on Wheels awarded an outstanding educator with the Education Champion award. The Education Champion award recognizes an individual who has devoted his or her time, expertise and focus in supporting youth and championing...

Staff Updates

This summer has flown by at School on Wheels! In addition to running our It’s a WRAP! (Writing, Reading, Art, and Performance) summer program, our staff has been hard at work preparing for the coming school year and the start of tutoring at the end of August. All in...

Selling Lemonade to End Homelessness

At School on Wheels, we are lucky to have a huge variety of supporters – including some very young philanthropists. We are always floored by the generosity of our young donors, as they are always so excited to help other kids. Recently, we were honored to meet a new...

Thanks Silly Safaris!

Silly Safaris is the leading provider of live animal conservation education in Indiana and provides over 3,000 conservation-inspiring live animal shows every year throughout the United States of America. Amazon John and the entire Silly Safaris team take a hands-on...

Partner Spotlight: Salvation Army Barton Center

At School on Wheels we are so lucky to work with amazing partners who help us meet our mission throughout the year. We partner with nine shelters and two schools to offer tutoring to students impacted by homelessness up to four nights a week. Our partners allow us the...

Star Students: Meet Lily

We’re proud of all of our students’ achievements, but we get especially excited when we can share some of their academic success. This fall, Lily, a senior who lived in and attended tutoring at three of our partner locations during the 15 months her family was...