Our Kids GKC

What is Our Kids, Our Communities, Our Future? This initiative is driven by the strategic plan of the Cooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas City. Member districts came together to create a strategic direction that led to this campaign to bring people together around the importance of public education. Learn more: https://ourkidsgkc.org/ #OurKidsGKC

We love seeing the skill development opportunities that public schools provide for our kids! These high school finance class students paired up with sixth graders to set up a “store” to practice budgeting, purchasing, and the business aspect of running a store. Thanks for sharing, Knob Noster Public Schools!

Find stories told through the eyes of current and former students in the KC region – examples of the impact of strong relationships, strong schools and strong communities: https://lnkd.in/gc6yimgy #OurKidsGKC #publicschools #kansascity #kcregion

Public schools foster community not just in a school district, but around the world. Liberty Public Schools shared about their elementary students’ Shop for a Cause pop-up shop, with proceeds benefiting a school in Zambia! They also collected school supplies and books for the school’s classroom in Zambia.

Our schools prepare students for their futures. At Missouri high schools participating in the A+ program, like Oak Grove High School in the Oak Grove R-VI School District, students who meet certain criteria can receive up to two years paid tuition at participating two-year schools and technical schools in Missouri. For students at Oak Grove, they meet their requirement of at least 50 hours of tutoring or mentoring as part of the criteria by volunteering at the elementary schools in the district! What an awesome way to give back, spend time inspiring young students, and fulfill the requirements to obtain life-changing scholarships!

Halley Vincent is the youngest bookseller in the country with her bookstore Shop7Stories, breaking records and reshaping teen entrepreneurship. Learn how the Shawnee Mission School District has supported her through this endeavor: https://ow.ly/STI050SfGyk Have a story like this about your school district that you want to share? Reach out to us: https://ow.ly/TAhv50SfGyj #OurKidsGKC

We love this! Harrisonville Schools shared that second graders hosted a Liberty Kids Store at Harrisonville Elementary School. Students had the opportunity to shop various items at the “pop-up store” in their teacher’s classroom, and they raised $1,750, which they donated to Harrisonville Animal Shelter! Our schools are full of stories like these every day that we don’t hear about. Have a story like this in your district you’d like the public to know about? Share with us: https://ow.ly/mORC50SfGgS

Public schools provide hands-on, real world opportunities for our kids. During the construction of Excelsior Springs School District’s new elementary school, students from the HVAC and Carpentry & Construction classes got to visit the site to see the work in action. They were able to ask contractors from various fields all about the work, and they left with a better understanding of everything they learned in class!

Imagine having the freedom to be creative as you build a robot at school. That’s the case for middle schoolers at Belton School District. Discover how Belton Middle School provides unique opportunities and real-world skills through robotics: https://ow.ly/oqii50SfG0C Have a story like this about your school district that you want to share? Reach out to us: https://ow.ly/7F4050SfG0G #OurKidsGKC

We love seeing the ways public schools foster community. The Kansas City Kansas School District hosted their Unity in Community event, and it looked like a blast! Families enjoyed live music, games, food, shaved ice, face painting, and community resources.