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At-risk Children Continue to Learn with their Seedling Touchpad

ApSeed Education’s purpose is to eliminate educational poverty and we do so by providing our Seedling to at-risk children. The Seedling teaches children the cornerstones of learning, which are colors, shapes, letters, and numbers. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has the potential to create a larger educational gap between low and high socio-economic status (SES) children. The Early…

September 2020Read More →

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Offline learning at Home

Gosh! Has it been that long? Last ApSeed update was written over two months ago. We remain focused on preparing children for kindergarten. Using the Seedling at home is helping achieve that result. The Seedling has NO internet connection, so any family can benefit. Here are some updates. We are adding a “coloring” application to…

May 2020Read More →

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Why not now?!

(THIS WAS WRITTEN PRIOR TO SCHOOL CLOSINGS) So much is moving at ApSeed, it’s hard to pause for an update. So, why not now? New York’s Head Start pilot program just released their first, fantastic report. In early January, ten children who were BELOW expectation were chosen to use the Seedling touchpad for math. By…

March 2020Read More →

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ApSeed Update: Foresight is 20/20

Foresight is 20/20. Yes, the cliché is “hindsight is 20/20”, but ApSeed is clearly looking forward. We’ve gained wisdom in 2019 and see 2020 racing toward us. Here’s why: · Our latest Seedling touchpad version is better. No longer must the user toggle to the child profile. We have upgraded some apps and added “baby…

December 2019Read More →

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ApSeed Update:

If you can make it… Maybe we can make a Broadway play about early childhood education. I know 75 children who could be stars and sleep at home. Our delivery of 3,000 more Seedling touchpads will be completed in a couple weeks. We received 500 by rush shipment and the other 2,500 are due the…

November 2019Read More →

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ApSeed Update:

Chasing Continuous Improvement We are running ApSeed like a business. Striving to improve in all areas. Here are some examples: The touchpad, Seedling, has some significant upgrades. Our next wave of 3,000 Seedlings have been designed with three modifications. One, we added a “baby games” app for parents to use for activities with their child. …

August 2019Read More →

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ApSeed Update:

NC State Budget New Clients New School Year We are disappointed that ApSeed did not make the state budget. Much appreciation to Reps Horn and Warren and cheerleader Rachel Beaulieu for building awareness and value for ApSeed. There is still potential funding via reallocations, but nothing firm, yet. In the meantime, we are working…

August 2019Read More →

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My plea to 2020 candidates:

Talk less about student loans, much more about the very young Kenneth A. Dodge Opinion Contributor USA Today As we lean in to election season, candidates are vying for votes by appealing to families. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want to cancel college loan debt. Sen. Cory Booker supports baby bonds, which are…

July 2019Read More →

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INTERVIEW: Shanelle Wilkey

DIRECTOR – ROWAN WIC DEPT. Shelby Davis also interviewed Shanelle Wilkey. Shanelle is the director of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) of Salisbury-Rowan Health Department. ApSeed uses WIC to distribute Seedling readers. WIC and ApSeed share the same target market of low socio-economic status (SES) children. Shanelle was asked a series of questions on her…

June 2019Read More →

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Interview: Ginger Jenkins

CENTER DIRECTOR – PRICE HEAD START Shelby Davis, employee of ApSeed, interviewed Ginger Jenkins. Ginger is the director for Price Head Start in Rowan County. Price Head Start has over 140 children attending their pre-school. Price has been using ApSeed’s Seedling readers for almost 3 years. The interview is highlighting the importance and impact the…

June 2019Read More →

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