Middle Ground continues to grow, flourish, and thrive. We have just finished up our “I have a dream” clouds, where the children wrote down their dreams in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. To celebrate Black History Month, the children played a version of Guess Who with Black and POC leaders (mostly under the age of 12) that they had to guess. These leaders were the same age as our kids and had done some pretty amazing things.  The children could identify, discuss, and imagine themselves as a leader in the world. 

Every week, they showcase new talents, thoughts, and ideas that we would have never guessed children today were capable of, such as new inventions that could purify water in Flint, Michigan.

We are looking forward to continuing to celebrate this month and celebrate our children in every way possible.

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“In school, Nikenzie is shy and she doesn’t raise her hands often.  Her teachers could not get her to come out of her shell.  Here with StepUp, I see an entirely different side of her.  She’s opening up and I can’t thank you all enough.” – StepUp parent