CEB laptops
A fundraiser for Community Education Building
$10,435 raised from 23 donors
$10,000 goal
A gift of $50 which pays for one Chromebook for each student, will be matched by Capital One!
We’ve all felt the impact of temporary school closures and the shift to remote learning supported by online resources as part of the nation’s attempt to flatten the curve of COVID 19 exposure; but none more than our lower income and most vulnerable students and families. This crisis has exposed the depth of the digital divide in our nation. Now, our students are expected to learn (in part) online, and our parents are expected to support them.
But what if our students don’t have computers, or have to share with multiple siblings? They may not be able to access vital content or instruction. While DE leadership has worked over the years to expand high speed and broadband access to the majority of households, computer access is still an issue for many of the families and students in our community, including those who attend the partner schools at the Community Education Building. 7% of families in our districts are without computers , with a higher concentration in Wilmington where most of our families reside.
Now more than ever, we need your support with our goal of closing the opportunity gap for our students, by ensuring that they can continue to learn, grow and thrive through this unprecedented event. In partnership with NerdIT Now, Capital One, Spur Impact and YOU, the CEB aims to provide 225 chrome books to students at Kuumba Academy Charter School and Great Oaks Charter School - Wilmington, so they can receive the same continuity of learning opportunity as their more advantaged peers. The Chromebooks will allow for direct access to Google classroom and many other apps that our K-12 educators are using for content and instruction. You can help by sponsoring a child’s remote learning education today!
About Community Education Building
Mission: To build the best educational support system possible that allows every student who walks through our doors an equitable opportunity to be successful.
The Community Education Building (CEB) has a vision to transform lives through equitable education opportunity.
Our Why:
The CEB exists to ensure that every child has an equitable opportunity to succeed in school and is prepared for life after high school. We envision a world where families thrive, and students succeed regardless of their race or zip code. It starts with what we know about the inequities in education and with a recognition that schools can’t do everything alone. We understand that many students are affected by many adversities and come to school with all of that on their shoulders. We believe that student success begins with family stability. We seek to provide every student equitable access to a high-quality education by meeting the needs of the whole child and the whole family.
Our Why:
The CEB exists to ensure that every child has an equitable opportunity to succeed in school and is prepared for life after high school. We envision a world where families thrive, and students succeed regardless of their race or zip code. It starts with what we know about the inequities in education and with a recognition that schools can’t do everything alone. We understand that many students are affected by many adversities and come to school with all of that on their shoulders. We believe that student success begins with family stability. We seek to provide every student equitable access to a high-quality education by meeting the needs of the whole child and the whole family.
How We Work:
The CEB is an innovative model to ensure that every student in achieves his/her potential. CEB is a connector, a navigator, and a gap filler. We integrate with schools to connect students and their families access to resources and opportunities that mitigate the many different challenges they face. CEB provides students and parents with a navigator that provides coaching, mentorship, and coordination of resources. With a growing network of over 40 partners, we connect or provide needed resources to families. CEB is a learning and growing organization with a focus on authentic and trusting relationships with our community. Through these relationships, we are responsive to the changing landscape of challenges and opportunities in our community.
The CEB is an innovative model to ensure that every student in achieves his/her potential. CEB is a connector, a navigator, and a gap filler. We integrate with schools to connect students and their families access to resources and opportunities that mitigate the many different challenges they face. CEB provides students and parents with a navigator that provides coaching, mentorship, and coordination of resources. With a growing network of over 40 partners, we connect or provide needed resources to families. CEB is a learning and growing organization with a focus on authentic and trusting relationships with our community. Through these relationships, we are responsive to the changing landscape of challenges and opportunities in our community.
What This Looks Like:
Roughly 1,300 students in grades K-college come to the CEB to learn and grow. Our population is primarily Wilmington residents. We owns and operates the 9 story former MBNA building which has been transformed into an educational hub with 4 schools, and 6 mission aligned nonprofit organizations. Together with CEB, our tenant partners with expertise across five areas of wellness to provide a holistic community of care and support for both students and families. In addition to services provided by our partners, we directly support students through our Student Advocacy System and families through our Family Resource Center.
Roughly 1,300 students in grades K-college come to the CEB to learn and grow. Our population is primarily Wilmington residents. We owns and operates the 9 story former MBNA building which has been transformed into an educational hub with 4 schools, and 6 mission aligned nonprofit organizations. Together with CEB, our tenant partners with expertise across five areas of wellness to provide a holistic community of care and support for both students and families. In addition to services provided by our partners, we directly support students through our Student Advocacy System and families through our Family Resource Center.
History:
Thanks to the generosity of Bank of America more than a decade ago, Longwood has been on a journey to change education in Wilmington. In 2012 The Longwood Foundation was gifted BBIV from Bank of America and supported the 270,000 sq ft building renovation to create an integrated home for schools and social service partners. Longwood established the Community Education Building as a non-profit to manage the building and coordinate the efforts of the resident partners with the purpose of support schools and students so that our coordinated whole is greater than its parts.
Thanks to the generosity of Bank of America more than a decade ago, Longwood has been on a journey to change education in Wilmington. In 2012 The Longwood Foundation was gifted BBIV from Bank of America and supported the 270,000 sq ft building renovation to create an integrated home for schools and social service partners. Longwood established the Community Education Building as a non-profit to manage the building and coordinate the efforts of the resident partners with the purpose of support schools and students so that our coordinated whole is greater than its parts.
