Neko and Newo, friends from kindergarten at Ballard Elementary, enjoy spending time outside school a…

                    Apollo, 2 years, and father Tr…

Matthew will be attending Kinnan VPK for the first time this fall. “He likes to meet new people, b…

“I got super scared of the cow,” Ariyana said in mock-seriousness while brother Aaron snorted wi…

John will be going into 4th grade at Rogers Garden Bullock and Trinity 2nd at Samoset. Cousins, John…

Jadore, an incoming kindergartner at Sea Breeze, began to cry when Mom said it was time to leave Soa…

Fluent in Spanish and English and full of energy, Diego – formally of Bayshore Elementary and movi…

                        Twins going into…

Katana (3rd grade) and Tyson (2nd grade) attended Soar in 4 for the first time on June 16th. Katan…

Wyatt and Mom returned to Soar in 4. He is starting his second year of continuous attendance. Having…

Volunteers from the Banana Republic Outlet in Ellenton assisted families with dinner and snacks.  T…

Newo (Kindergarten, Ballard) codes a path for her robot to follow at the April Soar in 4. A Soar in …

“If I could leave a review then I would. Soar in 4 means that much to us.” Lana glances between …

Victoria (1st grade) and Iker (3rd grade) attend Soar in 4 with their father and baby brother, Oscar…

The grandparents of Isla (Sea Breeze, Kindergarten) and Keira (23 months) smile while watching the t…

Sophie is a home-schooled first grade student who has attended Soar in 4 five times with her grandmo…

Ricardo, a VPK at Bayshore Elementary and his little sister, Avril (2 years) could not stop “a…

“PLAY DOH!” Blackburn VPK student, Alara, shouted when asked her favorite part about Soar in 4.�…

Soar in 4 is the perfect father/son outing for Caleb, a prekindergarten student at Rogers Garden Bul…

Isabella and Michael have been attending Soar in 4 for two years with their grandmother, their full-…

“She’s not yet in VPK,” Amanda says, watching her 4-year-old daughter Abigail bounce between t…

Shayla, a kindergarten student at Ballard, has been attending Soar in 4 every month since the summer…

Students rock out to “Wheels on the Bus,” at the South Florida Museum during February’s Soar i…

Above: Newo Post, a kindergartner at Ballard Elementary visiting Soar in 4 for the second time, peek…

Alara is a VPK student at Blackburn Elementary; her father brought Alara and baby Russell to Soar in…

Ava dances at the South Florida Museum while fellow Soar in 4 families play music in the courtyard. …

Matias is a bilingual VPK student at Sea Breeze Elementary. His mom, who speaks Spanish only, brings…

Pictured above: Carol Cartwright, teacher of VPK ESE at Oneco Elementary, and Kim Ross, from the non…

Dr. Sheila Halpin collaborates with Cory Bernaert at the Art Center. Cory is a kindergarten teacher …

Soar in 4 goes incorporates important community partners. The Food Bank of Manatee attends every Soa…

Neko (light blue) plays with his friend Peyton’s sister, Samantha (red), at Soar in 4. Peyton and …

Teachers connect with children and families at Soar in 4. They enjoy the opportunity to be close to …

Leanna and Madison who attended Soar in 4 for the first time at The Ringling in January decided to a…

Rogers Garden Bullock pre-kindergarten teacher, Jadah Hodge, is beloved by this family who has atten…

Wyatt , a kindergarten student at Blackburn, and his mom first visited “Soar in 4” in October. …

Isabella and Michael have been attending Soar in 4 for two years with their grandmother who is their…

Allison brings Samantha (3) and Peyton (5) who attend Ballard Elementary to each Soar in 4 night. Th…

Twins (Austin in blue, Asher in orange) light up with joy as they discover new aspects of the South …

Mom brought her young daughter, 2 years and 4 months, who attends Church on the Cross to Soar in 4 i…

Antonio, a 2ndgrader at Bayshore Elementary and his younger brother, who attends daycare “brought�…

Josiah King has some suggestions for his mother’s boss. The Bayshore VPK student has come to every…

Ellie (3 years) and Emmett,explore learning stations including using watercolor and salt to learn ab…

And they’re off! Teachers, families, and volunteers walk toward the Ringling Education Center wher…

A Bayshore Elementary student attends Soar in 4 for the first time with her mother, a cafeteria work…

Blackburn Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Mattei and Mrs. Gangarosa, on either side of vol…

Newo, a kindergartener at Ballard and Apollo her 20 month old brother attend Soar in 4 for the first…

Siblings Peyton and Samantha play with Ballard Elementary school friend, Newo (in background.) They …

“I am so excited to be back at Ringling,” the mom of three children, ages 2, 3, and a kindergart…

Natasha Stapleton and her son Ontino enjoyed a beautiful day at Ringling, constructing a miniature A…

Marbelia, mother of Joshua and Jesus (pictured), steadied herself with a deep breath while this pict…

Three generations came to play at the Art Museum for Soar in 4. Hunter, 17 months, is the grandson o…

“We just got here [The United States] a year and half ago,” one father says. The family came fro…

Cassandra is a first grader and she experienced her first Soar in 4 night at the Art Center. She dan…

Wyatt listens to “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” chiming in on his instrument alongside new friends.�…

Volunteers Jeramiah Bowman and Cory Bernaert read “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” to the children and …

“He loves his hat; he wears it whenever he’s not in school,” Mom says of son, Wyatt, who is sh…

Brothers attending Blackburn Elementary and Buffalo Creek Middle participate in music and movement w…

“Just fold the corner; great job!” a volunteer directs a Blackburn first grader at his first Soa…

Accompanying her two brothers and mother, this middle school student enjoys creating her own story.T…

April Gratzer, Peggy O’Connor & Nancy Williams from Bayshore Elementary Teachers from the Soar…

“Circle those tails for me,” a Soar volunteer at the South Florida Museum smiles at 5-year-old R…

“It’s our first time [at Soar in 4],” Mom says in Spanish, watching in awe as her 2nd grade da…

“He’s only two years old,” Mom explains, “but this is too important to pass up.” This fami…

Four and seven-year-old brothers dash to the large tic-tac-toe game in the South Florida Museum duri…

A Florida born and raised mom eagerly watches son Malachi squeal at the Manatees during October 17th…

Bradenton, FL – When Danielle Laborde relocated to Bradenton from her life-long home in a coastal …