Idlewild Elementary School’s Principal, Larenda Denien and Assistant Principal, Dr. Matt Slota join us to discuss how they entered into education (1:35), how they ended up at Idlewild Elementary School (6:26), the challenges at a Title 1 school (14:40), the culture at the school (18:20), the demographics of the school (25:02), stories from the school (29:56), what makes a good volunteer and partner (37:00), and the partnership with New Charlotte and Church at Charlotte with Project Coats (41:13).

Larenda Denien & Dr. Matt Slota, Idlewild Elementary School

Amy Daniels, Outreach Director at Christ Lutheran Church, and Kurt Fruendt, Assistant Principal at McClintock Middle School, joined us to discuss how a partnership formed between the church and the school (2:03), an administrator’s perspective on the partnership (7:21), the journey of the partnership and what it looks like today (10:55), faith partnerships (21:59), stories of life change (30:24), and how the volunteers of the church have been changed (37:05).

Amy Daniels, Christ Lutheran Church &  Kurt Fruendt, McClintock Middle School

Ethan Scott, a Team Leader with UrbanPromise Charlotte, joined us to discuss his story (1:20), his time in Charlotte (2:24), his connection with UrbanPromise (3:08), what a StreetLeader is for UrbanPromise (3:52), what Ethan’s friends thought of his involvement with UrbanPromise (10:05), what a Team Leader with UrbanPromise does (13:39), the different cultures within UrbanPromise (16:55), and his challenge for the attendees (21:08).

Ethan Scott, Urban Promise Charlotte

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