COMMUNITY CAMPUS DAY CELEBRATION

Thank you to all of our campuses that hosted over 1200 volunteers for Community Campus Day 2023! Check out some highlights HERE.

Join the U2L Community Campus Day Co-Chairs Ashlee and Chris Kleinhart and Sean Giggy from WFAA as we celebrate our sponsors, volunteers, educators, and students!

Plus: Special awards recognition of this year's U2L Community and Volunteer Champions

Friday, May 12th 8:30am-10am

Dan D. Rogers Elementary School

Breakfast bites and Starbucks coffee will be served.

RSVP HERE

SPRINKLES OF SEL WITH U2L

We’ve officially launched our SEL Podcast, Sprinkles of SEL with U2L!  It is a podcast about social emotional learning (SEL), wellness, neuroscience and healthy habits for educators and anyone in the education space.  New episodes are released on Wednesdays.  

Available on all major podcast streaming platforms. 

Leave us a review or send us an email about any topics you want us to cover SEL@unitedtolearn.org to be entered into a raffle to win a prize!

FUEL FOR OUR STAARS & TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

Thanks to the AWESOME WORK you have been doing all year, we know that our students are going to ACE THE STAAR! Thank you for submitting your breakfast requests. Meals will be delivered to your campus between April 18th and May 15th (7:00 - 8:00 am). We will send your campus contact a reminder the day before. 

This year for Teacher Appreciation Week we will be gifting every staff member on your campus a SURPRISE GIFT which will be delivered to your campus between May 1st and May 5th. 

If you have any questions regarding STAAR Breakfast or Teacher Appreciation Week please email apiquet@unitedtolearn.org

U2L EMERGING LEADERS SUMMER SUMMIT

U2L Emerging Leaders Summit is open to rising 6th, 7th and 8th grade students interested in unlocking their leadership potential through collaboration with other DFW area students! This year's summit will take place on June 22.

Recommend your student leaders here.

Share the flyer with your school community.

ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH BOOK GIVEAWAY

All schools will be automatically entered into a drawing to win books about the AAPI community by AAPI authors. The winning campus will be contacted by email on May 4.

U2L TEEN CORPS SUMMER SERVE DAYS

U2L Teen Corps Serve Days will take place this summer on June 9, June 16, July 11 and July 27 bringing teenagers together to help U2L schools!

If you have a potential campus project that could be completed on one of the listed dates, please reach out to Meghann Zenteno at mzenteno@unitedtolearn.org.

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT

U2L is excited to help foster the family engagement on your campus. Click HERE to apply for Family Engagement support through incentives or materials to support your next Family Engagement activity.

LEARNING LAUNCH 2023 COMING SOON!

Be on the lookout for Learning Launch 2023 Information sent to your email in the coming weeks!

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

April 18- May 15 - STAAR Breakfast deliveries

May 1- May 5- Teacher Appreciation Week deliveries

NEW MAY GRATITUDE TRACKER!

Practice Gratitude! With the help of a U2L gratitude kit, practice gratitude to promote a positive mindset, foster appreciation for all good things, develop resiliency and build stronger relationships for your campus team.

Access the NEW May gratitude tracker here!

U2L TEEN CORPS SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES

U2L Teen Corps programming works to develop purposeful leaders and our youngest advocates for education.

View our Summer Opportunities for DFW area teens here.

HOST A HISTORY CLUB

Excited to engage upper elementary students in the history of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of capitalism? Join Howard Zhang, a junior at St. Mark's, for an interactive and engaging program!

We are looking for a campus to host a 4 session program that that aims to teacher students critical thinking and problem-solving skills as well as historical events!

Please email volunteers@unitedtolearn.org for more information.