Art Mural Renaissance 2017
We are happy to report the Dillard Art Club participated in our new Art Mural Renaissance program to complete a mural at Dillard Elementary.
Art Club 2017
We are happy to report the Dillard Art Club and their Art Immersion Program is up and running. The children learned about Vincent Van Gogh and his style of painting thick brush strokes.
Career City 2017
Ranger Good Works was proud to present Career City 2017 to all our students at Dillard Elementary. We want to thank all the companies and organizations that participated to make this another successful event for our students.
Literacy Night
October 26 Ranger Good Works celebrated its 5th anniversary supporting the “Build Your Home Library” initiative during Literacy Night at Dillard Elementary School. A show of superheroes made special guest appearances leading the way to a Love of Learning through books. Over a 2000 books were given out to the attending families. A BIG Thank You to all of our donors, Barnes & Nobel and our star-studded volunteers for making this a night a BAM!!!! POW!!!! KABOOM!!!! KAPOW!!!!
Love To Give
Reception by Ranger Good Works for Dillard Elementary School Ranger Good Works is fortunate to have the nurturing support of Neiman Marcus at The Galleria in Fort Lauderdale. We are honored to be the chosen non-profit organization in our community by the luxury store & we came together to cheer for the 2017 holiday season. November 7th more than 150 guests came out to celebrate our annual “Love to Give” event enriching art education and experiences to the students of Dillard Elementary because ART changes lives.
Neiman Marcus’s Love to Give collection was on full display as a portion of their proceeds goes directly to the students in support of funding art programs. Guests were also treated to a touching holiday performance by the Dillard Dance Academy students.
Code.Org ~ Hour of Code RGW 2017
Ranger Good Works made another big impact on the children of our favorite school Dillard Elementary with our “talented local team of tech volunteers” on December 8th during the International Computer Science Education Week and CODE.ORG Hour of Code initiative. Touching the lives of over 850 pre-k-5th grade students; classes participated in either a “birthday binary bracelet activity” for the lower grade levels with the 3-5th graders working in coding programs on actual tech devices. Thank you to everyone who supports Ranger Good Works providing the students at Dillard Elementary an opportunity to see how coding and computers impact our lives, igniting their curiosity and opening doors to their future.
After school club – Dillard Dance Academy
Dillard Dance Academy is going strong midway through its second school year thanks to our Community Partners.
After school club – Eagle Men & Fly Guys
Mr. Morrison is working hard to develop the club with the help of some of our Volunteers and Community Partners .
Supporting Arts At Dillard Elementary
On Wednesday; January 27th Neiman Marcus Ft. Lauderdale hosted an intimate evening with acclaimed London based Jewelry designer Stephen Webster and helped celebrate his autobiographical new book Goldstruck: A Life Shaped by Jewelry! Friends came from all over the state to celebrate and help raise awareness and funds. A percent of sales from Steven Webster’s collection will be graciously donated to Ranger Good Works in support of Dillard Elementary School Arts program.
After school club – Ranger Super Coders & Robotics Club Update
In this club, students in grades three through five learn the basics of both coding and programming Lego robotics. In the beginning of the year, students are taught the basics of coding using programs such as Code.org, Tynker.com and scratch.mit.edu. Through the use of these programs our students are learning conceptual thinking which in turn fosters problem-solving skills that will in turn encourage a way of thinking that will help them in their day-to-day lives. Each Friday students are given an opportunity to practice coding for the first hour and then they work with a partner to build and program their Lego Robots. During this time students get a chance to not only talk with their friends, but they are also given an opportunity to strategically solve problems focusing on logical and analytical reasoning and critical thinking. This program has goals of preparing its students for college and career readiness, competitive workforce, and focuses on those life long skills that can be applied and transferable to any industry, especially those that focus on science and technology. For the remainder of this school year, students will learning how to incorporate the Lego Robotics expansion packs that focus on environmental goals such as addressing climate change and responsibility. Students will also be learning the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Here are a few photos of students who recognized for their participation. Great Job! Click here to join our volunteer team.
