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Thank you Cameron Elementary for sharing a new way to play GIANT Word Winder. Keep up the great work! We love hearing how children make up their own games!
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Hello Friends, We are happy to share with you that 13 game donations from our "Request for Game Donations" list have officially been fulfilled. Eight GIANT Word Winder, 3 GIANT Early Learner, and 2 GIANT Math Winder games are headed to classrooms and libraries in 8 U.S. States and Canada: Alabama, California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Victoria B.C., Canada. Thank you to everyone who has supported our GIANT Games fund. If you'd like to help us get games into more schools click here. GIANT games are currently in: Visit Savory Spice Shop in Lincoln Square during the month of February to receive a free sample seasoning of your choice and support The David L Hoyt Education Foundation. Show crossword flyer below for free sample and 10% of your pre-tax purchase will help continue our efforts to spread games and programming throughout the community. Thank you! Hello! My name is Winifred and I am a new addition to the David L. Hoyt Education Foundation team. I am a senior year at the University of Illinois at Chicago, pursuing a dual bachelor’s degree in English and Public Health with a minor in Business. Prior to joining the David L. Hoyt Foundation as the administrative intern, I worked as a Research Assistant at UIC's Pediatric Department educating parents and families on the importance of early education to promote later school learning outcomes for their children. This opportunity allows me enhance my love for communication and education--and I am excited to get started. FAQs What drew you to the David L. Hoyt Foundation? I have a passion for breaking out of the normal mode of education and creating new modes by which people can be taught. Education is a power tool not only to improve the lives of people, but communities as well. Particularly, the education of disadvantaged communities has the ability to enrich and stabilize that space. I am part of a host of social change programs and education through new forms of learning is a key component of creating that change. The David L. Hoyt Foundation is exactly that! Its mission is grounded in facilitating learning through interactive games, communication and teamwork. This is a wonderful aim and I am looking forward to being a part and helping advance this mission during my time here. What is one “fun fact” about you? I’m going to Med School in June! If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Hands down— teleportation. If you could have dinner with one person, who would it be and why? Dorothy L. Brown. She is a phenomenal historical figure who had a lot of firsts in her time. Not only was she the first female, African-American, surgeon in her time but she also served in government and advocated for the type of parenting life that she wanted. Purchase tickets here. In 2018 we will be partnering with Goodcity Chicago on a campaign called “Lets Learn Chicago, " stay tuned for more information.
We have been meeting with the Chicago Public Library and their partners to help develop activities and programming for the Summer Learning Challenge, 2018. We have partnered with the Poetry Center of Chicago to bring Word Play Way to North Lawndale for the Summer of 2018. Check back soon for other updates. Join the us on Tuesday, Nov. 28 for our Giving Tuesday campaign, #ILGive! The 24-hour campaign is designed to engage Illinoisans in philanthropy by giving back to the communities they live in. The David L. Hoyt Foundation works closely with the Chicago Public Library and other community partners and organizations to bring play-based and collaborative learning to students of all ages with the GIANT Word Winder and the GIANT Math Winder. But we need your help to continue our work! Last year, we were able to raise more than $7,000 through #ILGive, which we used to bring games and programming to more than 20 Chicago Public Libraries in the summer of 2017. We were also able to set a Guinness World Record for the “Largest Playable Word Winder Board,” in partnership with the Chicago Public Library. We currently provide programming twice each week to three library branches in diverse Chicago communities, and recently completed our latest project, Word Play Way, is a 5,000-letter word grid installation that runs along Welles Park on Lincoln Avenue between Sunnyside and Montrose Avenues. Our fundraising goal for this year is $10,000. Donations officially opened Nov. 14 for those who are unable to give on Nov. 28, however, we encourage supporters to participate in the national movement by donating on Giving Tuesday. The event begins at 12:00 a.m. and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating #ILGive. Thank you in advance for your support! Join the David L. Hoyt Education Foundation for its dedication of Word Play Way, an outdoor word grid that will run through the Lincoln Square community, on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 10:30 a.m. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided at the event, and face painting will be available for children. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet Jumble author David L. Hoyt.
The grid will be comprised of nearly 5,000 letters, forming words that are child-friendly and tie back into the Lincoln Square neighborhood. Many of the words have also been translated into Spanish. For a full word list, click here. Using semi-permanent spray paint and letter stencils designed by Bit Space, Word Play Way will provide community members with interactive learning opportunities as they walk along the sidewalk bordering Welles Park on Lincoln Avenue between Sunnyside Avenue and Montrose Avenue. The installation will last through April 2018. For more questions about the event or if you would like to volunteer, contact Executive Director Claire Haasl at claire@davidlhoytfoundation.org. We hope to see you there! On September 20, David and I went to the British International School to demonstrate and drop off a GIANT Math Winder (to learn how to play GIANT Math Winder click here). The presentation included staff members, and 1st and 4th graders. The students we engaged in playing GIANT Math Winder were excited play and challenge each other. Students recognized they needed to work together in order to succeed and the teams that worked together WON every time. Some of my favorite quotes from the day were “This is my favorite game!” which garnered quick reply from another student “ME too!” But, the best quote I heard was “We have to work together.” Doing game drop off and demonstrations is really fun for us, because we get to see how learning excites students of all ages. Apparently teamwork excited them, too!
Ashley Elsmo - Community Outreach Coordinator For more photos from our drop off day, and other events, visit our Facebook page! Hello! I’m Krista, the latest addition to the David L. Hoyt Education Foundation team. I recently began my senior year at Loyola University Chicago, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in public relations with a minor in international studies.
Prior to joining the David L. Hoyt Foundation as the marketing intern, I worked at an international social action platform, two New York City-based public relations agencies and the School of Communication Dean’s office. I am eager to learn more about the operations and management of a growing nonprofit organization, and the best practices for success. I’m dedicated to making the world a better place through strategic communication and storytelling, and am excited to put what I’ve learned into practice at the David L. Hoyt Foundation. FAQ What is your go-to karaoke song? Hands down, “Valerie” by Amy Winehouse. If you could have one superpower, what would it be? That’s easy — teleportation. What drew you to the David L. Hoyt Foundation? I have been passionate about social change for a long time now, and I think education is a critical component of creating change. I am completely aligned with the David L. Hoyt Foundation’s mission is to facilitate learning through interactive games and am looking forward to helping advance this mission during my time here. If you could have dinner with one person, who would it be and why? Aaron Sorkin. He does it all — screenwriting, playwriting, directing and producing — and I never cease to be amazed by his ability to write captivating stories. Plus “The Newsroom” and “The West Wing” are two of my all-time favorites. What is one “fun fact” about you? I’m a triplet! I have a brother and a sister who are both in school in Ohio. |