The Neighborhood Learning Community (NLC) is a network of people who live, work, and learn on the West Side and West 7th neighborhoods who are working together to co-create a culture of learning in the neighborhood. We believe that creating a community alive with learning, where everyone is an active teacher and learner, will improve learning for children and families and strengthen the neighborhood. The NLC network does this work by:

• Building pathways between non-formal learning opportunities, schools, and the neighborhood
• Developing the capacity of youth and adults to engage in public work and lifelong learning
• Organizing to generate community responsibility for our children’s learning

We value:
• Focusing on learning and reflection
• Achieving abundance through collaboration
• Celebrating diverse talents, backgrounds and cultures
• Engaging with big questions and ideas
• Grounding our work in the neighborhood

Through this work, we hope to develop people’s capacity to see themselves as contributing, creative members of their families, neighborhood, and society. This work nurtures individual and collective hope and sense of possibility.