Live It Learn It boosts academic achievement and motivation for students in high-poverty DC public schools by supplementing conventional classroom instruction with rigorous, academically focused trips to DC's world-class resources.
 

Exciting news:  Live It Learn It is profiled in the Washington Post!
 
Live It Learn It's impact on students' academic achievement and motivation is profound: 
   impact on student achievement DC
Scores soar from 28% to 79%, on average, in pre- and post-assessments.

Motivation also surges, with 96% of students saying they are inspired to learn more.
In other words:  Live It Learn It ignites students' curiosity and potential by leveraging the DC's incredible resources as instructional tools, to interrupt the cycle of disengagement and underachievement in high-poverty schools. 

 Students visit the Frederick Douglass home with nonprofit, Live It Learn It  Students explore the Potomac River with nonprofit, Live It Learn It

  
CharityWorks  selected Live It Learn It as a 2011 Partner, and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to enable Live It Learn It to bring its high-impact academic opportunities to many more students in DC's highest needs schools.  CharityWorks is a dynamic partnership among corporate leaders, donors, and volunteers who come together to raise funds for high-performing charitable organizations.  A HUGE thank you to CharityWorks!

 Live It Learn It was named one of the "best small charities" in DC by the Catalogue for Philanthropy, and won the prestigious Lehrman Impact Award.



 
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