Stand Together | This nonprofit fund is fueling the education revolution @StandTogetherCC | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
School doesn’t have to be one-size-fits-all. For generations, success in school has been narrowly defined by numbers: test scores, grades, and college acceptance rates.
The VELA Education Fund recognizes that this approach leaves many behind. In our modern era, students are better-served through approaches that prioritize adaptability, creativity, and innovation.Creating new ways of approaching education around these values could unlock the unique gifts and talents of every child in our country.
VELA has distributed millions of dollars in small grants to thousands of everyday entrepreneurs offering innovative learning models within their communities. Recipients share an entrepreneurial spirit, a desire to meet the needs of the learners and families they serve, and a willingness to stretch the canvas on the where, how, when of school.
“Success to us looks like an environment where innovators are accepted, where new approaches are welcomed, where there’s a willingness to experiment and get better,” says Meredith Olson, president of the VELA Education Fund.
For more information on the VELA Education Fund, visit ► velaedfund.org
For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers tackling our biggest challenges, subscribe to Stand Together ► youtube.com/standtogethercc
Watch more videos about revolutionizing education in our playlist ► youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OJQ1EMtrXMPdkVZYOVsmlqL
And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► standtogether.org
School doesn’t have to be one-size-fits-all. For generations, success in school has been narrowly defined by numbers: test scores, grades, and college acceptance rates.
The VELA Education Fund recognizes that this approach leaves many behind. In our modern era, students are better-served through approaches that prioritize adaptability, creativity, and innovation.Creating new ways of approaching education around these values could unlock the unique gifts and talents of every child in our country.
VELA has distributed millions of dollars in small grants to thousands of everyday entrepreneurs offering innovative learning models within their communities. Recipients share an entrepreneurial spirit, a desire to meet the needs of the learners and families they serve, and a willingness to stretch the canvas on the where, how, when of school.
“Success to us looks like an environment where innovators are accepted, where new approaches are welcomed, where there’s a willingness to experiment and get better,” says Meredith Olson, president of the VELA Education Fund.
For more information on the VELA Education Fund, visit ► velaedfund.org
For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers tackling our biggest challenges, subscribe to Stand Together ► youtube.com/standtogethercc
Watch more videos about revolutionizing education in our playlist ► youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OJQ1EMtrXMPdkVZYOVsmlqL
And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► standtogether.org
