Wallace

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Inspiring informed action in the arts, school leadership, and youth development

Current Focus Areas & Initiatives

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Explore Wallace

We work with grantees, researchers, and others to promote equity and foster improvements in our focus areas. Learn about our efforts.  

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A citywide system of afterschool programs lets nonprofits, government agencies, program providers, and others work in sync. Result? Better programming for more young people.
Afterschool
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The arts foster captivation, empathy, and strengthened social bonds. Arts organizations can introduce more people and communities to these and other gifts of the arts.  
Arts
Teaching Artists Spark Imaginations
Every young person deserves to learn about and make art. Schools and nonprofits can ensure that happens.     
Arts Education
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Effective principals are essential to improving teaching and learning for all students. Districts and states can draw on proven ways to cultivate high-quality school leadership. 
School Leadership
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Empathy. Persistence. Self-control. Teamwork. These and other social-emotional skills help a child thrive. Schools and afterschool programs can nurture them.   
Social and Emotional Learning
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Summer can become a time of opportunity for every child. Programs that offer generous helpings of strong academics and enrichments are one way to make that happen.   
Summer Learning

Welcome to Our Library

Rochester Day 1: this was 3 locations of summer learning: a nature camp, a zoo field trip, and a special curriculum of African American history at a local school
Resources and Findings

Explore our collection of research-based ideas and practices. You'll find reports, articles, tools, videos, graphics, and podcasts. All of our resources are free and easy to download, copy, and share with others. 

Resources
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You can sign up to create a dashboard and save any resources you find on our site. The dashboard also lets you follow a topic to see new content as it's posted. You can use an email address or log in through Facebook, Google, or LinkedIn. 

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On the Radar

In the first of periodic video updates, Wallace President Will Miller describes our strategic approach and how we work with grantees.

Read about insights this approach has produced