by Easton Garcia | Aug 18, 2026 | School Connect Highlight
Beyond a single day How do you move from a single day of service to a partnership that shows up for a school — for its students, families, and educators — long after the day is over? I visited Carver Elementary this past May and met Karen, who is doing exactly that....
by Easton Garcia | Aug 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
In August 2023, we began a village-building process in Harrison District 2. We held a series of CAFEs, including one at Stratton Meadows Elementary. A CAFE is a roundtable discussion where the principal invites partners into the school’s story and, together, they...
by Easton Garcia | Jul 20, 2026 | Cafe Spotlight
Colorado Springs keeps moving east. New neighborhoods, new families, schools stretching to keep up. The east side is one of the fastest-growing parts of the city—and the schools here are serving that growth every day. Those schools aren’t insulated from the same...
by Easton Garcia | Jun 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
I recently had the chance to visit Coronado High School and sit in on something the school has built called Cougars Care. Cougars Care is a nonprofit organization created at Coronado High School to meet students’ tangible, day-to-day needs—food, clothing, school...
by Easton Garcia | Jun 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
2025 was a mild winter in Colorado Springs. But anyone who lives here knows, despite the warm temperatures, winter is coming. Out east, where Falcon Elementary sits, the plains are cold, windy, and exposed. When winter arrives in full force, a quality coat isn’t a...
