Jumpstart UW

05/19/2023

DON'T MISS OUT!

Join Jumpstart UW for our annual Jumpstart for a Day event TOMORROW, May 20th at 10am-1pm! We'll have storytimes, free books, art activities, a photobooth to capture memories with your family, food, and preschools with enrollment information for inquiring families! We'll be at Othello-UW Commons (4200 S. Othello St., Suite 117, Seattle, WA 98118), nuzzled in beautiful S. Seattle, across the street from Othello Playground and the Othello lightrail station. Activities and books are geared towards families with preschoolers and early elementary, but all are welcome!

10:30am Tagalog Storytime w/ Therese (The Sisterhood of Pi Nu Iota)
11:30am Mandarin Storytime w/ Randolph
12:00pm Spanish Storytime w/ Raquel
12:30pm English Storytime

We hope to see you there!

05/11/2023

Learn more about Jumpstart UW's Volunteer, Internship, and Paid (V.I.P.) opportunities for the 2023-2024 school year! Scan the code to RSVP for any of our upcoming info sessions or copy and paste this URL code: https://tinyurl.com/JSInfoSessions2 We hope to see you there! :)

04/06/2023

Join us for 2023 TODAY!

Since 2003, UW undergraduates have worked with Seattle preschool children through the Jumpstart program. Since then we have served over 8,000 children from Des Moines, WA to Northgate, WA through curriculum delivery in preschool classrooms and community engagement events. As an important member of our Jumpstart UW community, you can make an impact in early childhood education by making a meaningful donation using this link and/or sharing our efforts to engage 25 donors by April 7th: https://givingday.uw.edu/o/university-of-washington/i/husky-giving-day/s/cele-center-jumpstart

Your donations will directly support our upcoming Jumpstart for a Day event on May 20, 2023, where preschool families and partners are invited to enjoy free book and school supply giveaways, language-based storytimes with community members, games, and food! Help us make this year’s JFAD special for our youngest scholars by making a donation that's meaningful to you. Thank you for your support these last 20 years!

Jumpstart is a leading national nonprofit organization working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed.

09/20/2022

Looking to make a difference during your time as a Husky? Love working with kids or want more in-class experience? Join Jumpstart UW today! Visit our website for information about positions and how to apply! https://cele.uw.edu/students/opportunities/jumpstart-corps-member/

02/21/2022

Hello everyone! You’re invited to join uw jumpstart this week for our Week of Workshops! 🎉 During the Seattle Public School mid-winter break, we’ve invited some great guest facilitators and Jumpstart student staff to lead these workshops around various topics. Check out this amazing line up in the photo above for a peek at some of the workshops being offered starting on Tuesday February 22, 2022. Want more info? No problem, more info can be found when you register here: https://forms.gle/gLSHGRCWcfX25dyy6 (this link will also be on our bio for easier access!)
We hope to see you all soon at one of these workshops! 🥳

02/08/2022

Hi Jumpstart members!
This Thursday February 10, 2022 at 5:30 pm PST the CELE Open Forum will be having their discussion on love languages via zoom! Please come and join if this something that you would like to part take in! 🤗

02/01/2022

Happy Lunar New Year to all of our Jumpstart members who celebrate!
Saying goodbye to the year of the Ox and welcoming the year of the Tiger 🐅