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You know you do. “Big” doesn’t begin to describe it. When it comes to hair there’s not much downside to being behind the times. But when it comes to growing and developing kids, if you’re still doing what you did in the 80’s, then your kids will definitely benefit from a refresh! We believe there are a […]
“I provoke learning in my classroom!” So says Amber Opper, preschool lead teacher from the JAM Center in Garrett, Indiana. At the Dekko Foundation we were used to provoke being used in a more common way…meaning to annoy or irritate…but Amber and her co-workers use it differently. They use the word provoke to mean “stir up” or “awaken!” How intriguing…teachers as the awakeners […]
Every once in a while someone says or does something and we just have to say, “WOW!” Here are three examples we encountered just this week: We chatted with early childhood educators at the JAM Center in Garret, Indiana and they said, “Most people are surprised by this, but children of this age need real life […]
What will change? How much will it change? How will you know? Each time one of our program officers meets with a grantseeker, the questions above WILL be asked. Each time, the answer to these questions WILL be an import contributing factor to whether or not our board’s response to the grant proposal is a “YES” or a “NO.” […]
You know how you get an idea in your head…then things turn out way differently? Lauren Butler, a senior at East Noble High School, works with us half days as an ICE (Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education) Student. We asked Lauren to share her top five surprises about working at the Dekko Foundation. They are: 1. “The grant proposals go through many more […]