This summer, 300 children came through Countdown to Kindergarten. Our team is still doing the careful work of assessing what those eight weeks gave them, and the full results will take time to gather. But here’s what we already know without waiting on the data: eight weeks matter. In the coming days, these children will walk into kindergarten classrooms a little more ready, a little more confident, and a little more excited to learn. That’s worth celebrating now.
None of this happens without partners who show up. Thank you to:
- Elkhart & St. Joseph County Head Start Consortium
- Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County
- Cultivate Food Rescue
- CAPS & Maple City
- Penn Harris Madison School District
- Elkhart Community Schools
- Goshen Community Schools
- Wa-Nee Community Schools
- Baugo Community Schools
- Concord Community Schools
- McMillan Dental
This program is only as strong as the people who carry it.
WNIT spent time with us this summer and put together a short feature on Countdown to Kindergarten. Take a few minutes to watch it:
