Announcing: Lift Orlando Scholarship Program
We are excited to announce a significant leap forward in our commitment to education through the Lift Orlando Scholarships Program!
This program offers students in West Lakes a unique opportunity to fund their education and acquire the essential tools needed for success. Beyond tuition, we recognize and aim to address additional barriers that often hinder students from pursuing higher education, such as transportation and access to proper technology.
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Investing in Education: The Foundation for Strong Neighborhoods
If we want to see people thrive, education must remain a core focus. Studies show that Americans with more education live longer, healthier lives than those with fewer years of schooling. We want to see West Lakes and 32805 ZIP Code residents experience lasting, holistic wellbeing, and education is one way we can do just that.
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A Grade Above: Orange Center Earns a “B”
With this holistic approach to communication and support, students excelled, and their grades reflected their progress!
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Turning the Page Together
In 2020, we saw our nation’s schools thrown into chaos as teachers pivoted to online teaching and families transitioned to having their children learning from home. Schools in lower-income neighborhoods were hit even harder as they saw large staff turnover and struggled to locate and engage students as the pandemic continued. Technology gaps, funding needs, and burnout persisted. But 2021 was a rebuilding year for schools as they got to work on addressing the “COVID Slide”.
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Step Up to the Barre
At the helm of the Performing Arts program at the Bradley-Otis Club is Heidi Yancey. To most of the students at the Bradley-Otis Club, she is simply Ms. Heidi, known for being loving and tough and a whole lot of fun. But what the kids don’t know is Ms. Heidi is not your average dance instructor.
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A Club Like No Other
First-grader, Malia, entered her first day at the Club a little anxious and nervous about a new environment. Bradley-Otis staffer, Ms. Arantxa, knew just how to put her at ease and spent extra time with Malia in her early days, quickly putting her at ease and giving her the confidence she needed to take advantage of all of the innovative and exciting amenities of the Club.
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