GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS CHILDRENS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC
201 EAST MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE, KY 40202 www.globalgamechangers.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, CONSISTENT AND SUSTAINABLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY OUR MOST AT-RISK, THAT WILL HELP THEM DEVELOP THE SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.

GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS IN-RESIDENCE EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAM GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS PARTNERS WITH LOCAL CULTURAL SITES AND JCPS TITLE 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE AN ENRICHING HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME STUDENT EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS TEACHES PHILANTHROPY AS A TOOL TO ENHANCE STUDENTS SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO HELP THEM SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. STUDENTS LEARN HOW THEY CAN IGNITE GOOD AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES USING GGC'S SUPERPOWER EQUATION: MY TALENT + MY HEART = MY SUPERPOWER THE IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER JCPS TITLE ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, CULTURAL PARTNERS, AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE WITH GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR YOUNGEST MOST UNDERSERVED CITIZENS. THIS PARTNERSHIP SERVES AS A 21ST CENTURY SKILLS MODEL TO PROMOTE THE ROLE OF MUSEUMS, YMCAS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, AND PARKS AS CRITICAL PARTNERS IN PROVIDING CULTURALLY ENRICHING, HIGH QUALITY, INTENTIONAL OST EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAMS TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH. THE PROGRAM SERVES AT-RISK CHILDREN FROM JCPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN LOUISVILLE, KY THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: HIGH (95+) PERCENTAGE FREE & REDUCED MEAL PLAN STUDENTS HIGH (90+) RATE MINORITY STUDENTS HIGH DEGREE OF STUDENT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES HIGH NUMBER OF GRADE LEVEL ACADEMICALLY UNDER-PERFORMING STUDENTS IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM DETAILS PER SCHOOL/CULTURAL PARTNER STUDENTS ATTEND 2 DAYS/WEEK SEPTEMBER THROUGH APRIL (PROGRAMS MEETS WHEN JCPS IS IN SESSION) 4:15PM TO 6:30 PM - 90 HOURS OF OST INSTRUCTION/SCHOOL YEAR 150 K-5 STUDENTS/SCHOOL (EVENLY DISTRIBUTED BY GRADE LEVEL) EACH STUDENT PLANS, IMPLEMENTS, AND PERSONALLY DELIVERS INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PROJECT THAT PUTS CURRICULUM INTO ACTION AND CREATES A SUSTAINABLE CONNECTION WITH THE LESSONS LEARNED PROGRAM IS FREE TO STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILY AND SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS TO PROGRAM SITE AND BACK TO SCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL SNACK PROVIDED BY JCPS BEFORE STUDENTS LEAVE SCHOOL OR DINNER FROM DARE TO CARE KIDS CAF SERVED AT PROGRAM DEPENDING UPON THE SITE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CHAMPIONS THE PROGRAM AND MAKES A CULTURAL COMMITMENT TO GGC TWO IN-SCHOOL EDUCATORS WORK WITH GGC IN OST PROGRAM AS SCHOOL LIAISONS TO HELP BUILD A CONSISTENT CULTURE PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED/ADMINISTERED THROUGH ROBUST AMERICORPS VISTA AND STATE DIRECT SERVICE GRANTS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. GGC SERVES AS REQUIRED EXPERIENTIAL FIELD EXPERIENCE FOR UL EDUCATION STUDENTS PROGRAM IS EVALUATED USING MULTIPLE TOOLS AND PROTOCOL, INCLUDING CUSTOM PRE AND POST SEL/SERVICE-BASED DEVELOPED BY DR. JUDI VANDERHAAR, EVALUATION SPECIALIST KDE, THIRD-PARTY NATIONAL DAVID P. WEIKERT PROGRAM QUALITY AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL RATING EVALUATIONS, AND UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION/COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 2019 SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS: JCPS YOUNG ELEMENTARY APPROXIMATELY 80 STUDENTS JCPS BYCK ELEMENTARY APPROXIMATELY 40 STUDENTS JCPS CANE RUN ELEMENTARY APPROXIMATELY 40 STUDENTS 2019 CULTURAL PARTNERS: MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER THE SPEED MUSEUM THE FRAZIER HISTORY MUSEUM

GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS ONLINE EDUCATOR PORTAL GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS STUDENT EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM LAUNCHED A ROBUST INTERACTIVE ONLINE PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES EDUCATORS FREE ACCESS TO GGC CURRICULUM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION, AND PROGRAM TOOLS INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE REPOSITORY OF SUPPLEMENTAL LESSONS, VIDEOS, AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS. IN 2019, WE REACHED OVER 14,000 STUDENTS, IN 26 STATES, IN 350 PROGRAMS. GGCS PROGRAMMING DRIVES THE MISSION OF PROVIDING ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM THAT EMPOWERS ALL CHILDREN TO DISCOVER THEIR INNER SUPERPOWER TO IGNITE GOOD AND MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. USING A UNIQUE EQUATION: MY TALENT + MY HEART = MY SUPERPOWER GGC TEACHES SERVICE-LEARNING AS A TOOL TO BUILD CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS IN PRE-K 5TH GRADE STUDENTS.

GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS POWER OF VOLUNTEERISM PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL, JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND MAYOR'S GIVE A DAY WEEK OF SERVICE TO AIMED TO PROVIDE A SERVICE PROJECT TO OVER 100,000+ K-12 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ARCHDIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOLS AND LOUISVILLE INDEPENDENT, PRIVATE, AND HOME SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT GOAL WAS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A CULTURE OF VOLUNTEERISM. THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN DEEP CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF KINDNESS, RECOGNITION, GRATITUDE, SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM WITH THE GOAL OF ESTABLISHING AN ONGOING DIALOGUE BY BUILDING OFF THESE CONCEPTS. THE LESSONS BROUGHT TOGETHER THE CONCEPTS OF COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP AND LITERACY WITH A SERVICE PROJECT FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN DURING GIVE A DAY WEEK.

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