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The Learning Alliance <br />P.O. Box 643446 <br />Vero Beach, FL 32964 <br />(772) 539-7087 <br />Moonshot Moment Reading Rocket <br />Program Year 2016-2017 <br />Grant: $40,000 <br />Prior Disbursements: $40,000 <br />Number of children served: 4950 <br />Components completed as of 9/28/17: <br />Since our first Moonshot Reading Rocket engagement one year ago, we have held over <br />100 literacy events for students, teachers, community partners, and children with <br />families. Over 5,500 documented people have been impacted by the Rocket's literacy <br />engagements in support of our collective reading goals and Moonshot Moment model. <br />Focus Area Addressed: Building Parent Capacity <br />Taxonomy Number: HL -3010.6500 <br />Program Description: <br />The Moonshot Moment Reading Rocket is a mobile literacy lab creating customized <br />enriched -literacy experiences for children and families in Indian River County. The <br />rocket collaborates with dozens of early childhood community organizations. The <br />Reading Rocket is a visible symbol of our community's collective commitment to the <br />Moonshot Moment goal, reaching families across Indian River County. Creating literate, <br />compassionate, and creative citizens that can improve our world is at the heart of this <br />mobile classroom's mission. <br />Collaboration: <br />As a collectively owned symbol of community collaboration and commitment to the <br />Moonshot Vision, the Reading Rocket has inspired unprecedented collaboration <br />between Indian River County service agencies. Some partnerships include The School <br />District of Indian River County, Boys and Girls Club, VPK, preschools, Vero Beach <br />Museum of Art, Public Safety Agencies, Share Fair Nation (now "Mindspark"), Gifford <br />Youth Achievement Center, Environmental Learning Center, Kid2Kid, Kindergarten <br />Readiness Collaborative, FACT, Childcare Resources of Indian River County, McKee <br />Botanical Garden, Redland Christian Migrant Association (RCMA) in Fellsmere and <br />Sebastian, subsidized housing projects, Vero Beach Karate, and the Campaign for <br />Grade Level Reading and Pacesetter communities. On September 26th, the Rocket <br />launced a 3 -month long literacy engagement focusing on vocabulary for over 1,700 <br />students from our elementary schools in collaboration with VBMA's Maurice Sendak <br />exhibit. In October the Rocket is also launching a 3 -part series of Conscious Discipline <br />-36- <br />49 <br />