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LRNG is a new, youth-centered effort focused on turning learning into a lifestyle. With LRNG, young people can pursue their passions, connect with peers and mentors, and access new paths to college and career. LRNG is working to close the nation’s opportunity gap by reaching teens and young adults who are locked out of traditional paths to success. LRNG was launched in 2015 as a partnership between the Gap Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs, Electronic Arts, the Fossil Foundation, the National Writing Project, the Best Buy Foundation, musical artist John Legend, along with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
LRNG builds directly on more than ten years of research, design, and implementation in learning and education. It is designed with the goal of creating tools that give all youth the opportunity to succeed. A key component of the endeavor is Cities of LRNG, which builds on the success of a three-year demonstration project and is now being implemented in more than ten cities including Kansas City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. Cities of LRNG network the rich learning opportunities available in the nation’s cities -- at school, at creative camps and classes, at science museums, and through workplace internships -- and link them to the larger learning ecosystem and to career opportunities.
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