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Jumpstart Raffle
Winners have been announced! View the Winners Jumpstart Seattle at the University of Washington and at Seattle University is hosting a raffle to raise funds for our Spring Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo. The zoo has generously donated free admittance vouchers for our partner preschools to participate in a day of learning and fun. … [Continue Reading]
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Supanika Ackerman
“I interviewed for Jumpstart in 2004, but decided against it because I was the McCarty Hall Event Coordinator. But in 2005, I returned as a Corps member and loved it so much that I returned my Junior & Senior year at UW as a Team Leader. One of my earliest Jumpstart memories is working at… [Continue Reading]
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May 16, 2013 at 11:45 pm Thank you again to everyone who helped to make Spring Celebration a huge success, and especially to Gloria Johnston who spoke about how Jumpstart changed her life while she was a undergraduate student here at the University of Washington. Gloria, you spoke so kindly about us! Please read up about Gloria's Jumpstart experience on our website if you missed her at Spring Celebration! http://depts.washington.edu/jstart/gloria-johnston/
Gloria Johnston
depts.washington.edu
I got involved with Jumpstart as a sophomore in 2004. I was hired as a Team leader and worked at Denise Louie Education Center in the International District and Beacon Hill for 3 years. As an undergrad, Jumpstart gave me a community to belong to. You couldn’t miss those bright blue shirts all over c...
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May 16, 2013 at 5:37 pm End the year on an artistic note? Participate in EXPD's 3rd art show and have your art displayed on our walls for 6 months! Check out the guidelines here: http://depts.washington.edu/jstart/?p=747
Participate in the EXPD Art Show!
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Do you have a mentor? Mentors come in all forms. Teachers, friends or perhaps your Team Leader has inspired you. All mentors are special and push you to succeed and do your best. We want to honor these mentors in our next art show in the Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity’s third art ins...
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May 16, 2013 at 6:08 am Jumpstart's own Andrew Tran needs your help! Vote for his Husky Story and learn how JUmpstart has impacted his UW experience!
My Husky Story
You're in class 15 hours a week. What do you do with the other 153?
The University of Washington is a great place to go to college. And Seattle is a great place to live. Depending on the place you call home, the UW can be a huge school in a huge city. Or it can be a small school in a small town. It...
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Alumni Celebration

This year marks Jumpstart's 10 year anniversary at the University of Washington. Thousands of children have received language and literacy help from a Jumpstart Corps member. Hundreds of amazing Corps members and Team Leaders have worked hard to … (learn more)
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Jennifer Nguyen
Jennifer did just about every job you could with Jumpstart. She served as a corps member, team leader and volunteer coordinator during the four years she attended the University of Washington. As wonderful as she was helping in our office, Jennifer was amazing in the classroom as well and formed a close bond with a… [Continue Reading]
Participate in the EXPD Art Show!
Do you have a mentor? Mentors come in all forms. Teachers, friends or perhaps your Team Leader has inspired you. All mentors are special and push you to succeed and do your best. We want to honor these mentors in our next art show in the Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity’s third art installation… [Continue Reading]

Spring Quarter Events
Jumpstart Events Jumpstart Field Day – 4/20, 10am on Denny Field We will be playing a lot of fun games, eating some good food (provided by you, its a potluck), and enjoying the weather (Field Day is on, rain or shine). Corps members and TLs, please come prepared to participate and have fun. Also, there… [Continue Reading]
Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed
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