Enriching Afterschool Education through Play

LA’s Best provide a safe and supervised after school education, enrichment and recreation program to children who live in neighborhoods with the highest needs and fewest resources in Los Angeles. It currently serves 25,000 students in 200 schools across the city.

Nexon Foundation supported LA’s Best by providing over 2 million bricks for its afterschool programs, including Inventors to the Rescue(ITTR). The program challenges children to become creative inventors by applying design thinking principles and brick play.

Students who participated reported higher levels of creative confidence after the ITTR program.