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Early Learning Equal Start – All In For Literacy

SPSF is going All In to build an endowment to ensure all students have equal opportunity for learning success. Consequently, Early Learning Equal Start (ELES) All In is about wellness, innovation, and literacy!

SPSF Priorities: Literacy, Healthy Active Schools, Empowering Innovation

What’s ELES All In?

The Early Learning Equal Start (ELES) campaign has achieved the critical goal of raising $20 million. Camp Brain Power, Page Turners Literacy Tutors, and Full-Day, Every Day Kindergarten are all funded by ELES.

Early learning opportunity is a fundamental right. Period.

Early childhood literacy is the foundation for preventing poverty, improving health, and building strong economies. Help us build a $5 Million All In endowment to continue the important work of the ELES campaign.

So what?

Did you know a child who isn’t reading at grade level by Grade 3 is 4x less likely to graduate?

SPSF is investing in our youngest learners in order to make sure that all students have an equal opportunity. By committing to helping all students achieve grade 3 literacy in grade 3, we are giving kids an equal start.

Early Learning = Equal Start!

Establish a Legacy of Readers

Please help us build a $5 Million All In endowment to continue the important work of the Early Learning Equal Start Campaign! 

Every Dollar Matters. Whether it’s $2 or $200, all donations will be matched up to $2.5 Million thanks to a generous donor!

All In For Literacy Day

Each year, SPSF celebrates everyone involved in Saskatoon Public Schools going All In For Literacy. The yearly celebration is a street-fair-style event where students, teachers, and community members are invited to participate in the activities and experience the joy that is literacy!

2023 All In For Literacy Day Highlights!

Shane Skjervin and Zeba Ahmad dancing with Gainer the Gopher
Zeba Ahmad, CEO of SPSF, and Shane Skjervin, Saskatoon Public Schools Director of Education, dancing with Gainer the Gopher, mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
A sea of All In supporters wearing orange for Truth and Reconciliation day
A sea of ELES All In supporters at All In For Literacy Day wearing orange to support Truth and Reconciliation Day.

What’s in store for 2024?