Soar In 4

Soar In 4 - Discover, Investigate, Engage and Transform

One Family, One Neighborhood at a time

Soar in 4 has NEW Social Media Features!

Not only is Soar in 4 on Facebook, we have provided some new tools on our website for you to interact with Facebook. At the top right corner of each page, you’ll see a Facebook icon which links directly to our @soarin4manatee Facebook Page.

We have also set up links on all articles, documents and photo posts so you can DIRECTLY share them with family and friends; use either the blue Facebook icon or the brown Email icon.

Soar in 4 on Facebook

Soar in 4 Partners with WEDU PBS & PBS KIDS select dates this coming school year!

Join Soar in 4 for a series of special learning celebrations in partnership with WEDU PBS and PBS KIDS select Saturdays during the 2019-2020 school year! These FREE events will be held at the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature – and feature fun, educational activities for children and families, great take-home materials, and meet-and-greet appearances by your favorite PBS KIDS characters! Visit our calendar for all dates and locations.

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COVID-19 Information

Due to COVID-19, the Soar in 4 model has transitioned to a monthly drive through at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in downtown Bradenton. Each month a new “spotlight book” is featured. Families drive by 14 demonstration tables, (facilitated by Manatee County teachers, non-profit organizations and volunteers,) to learn how to use various materials to support the “spotlight book” text, as well as incorporate take-home materials to continue to play, create, learn, and explore at home together. These monthly events provide families with the resources and information to become their child’s best first teacher at home. All activities are aligned to classroom learning.

School Communities We Serve

The Soar in 4 Program serves 15 high need school zones, but plans expanding to cover all of Manatee County’s Title I elementary schools by 2022. For more information or to learn how to enroll your family in the program, contact your zoned school.