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- EIN 20-0221482
- (704) 412-5229
- 419 Ardmore Rd Charlotte NC 28209-1101 USA
- www.allegrofoundation.net
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Education, Health, Rehabilitative Care, Special Education
Mission: Allegro foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that combines movement instruction with educational and medical expertise, creating new techniques to teach children with disabilities and enhance their quality of life.
Programs: Allegro foundationa champion for children with disabilities combines movement instruction with medical and educational expertise, creating new techniques to teach children with disabilities and enhance their quality of life.
throughout fy2017, allegro foundation taught more than 700 children with disabilities and 700 volunteers in charlotte, north carolina, using an innovative set of educational principles and movement techniques to invoke measurable academic learning. Allegro foundation does not discriminate against any type of disability in its more than 35 free programs on-site at public elementary schools, preschools, summer camps, and community outreach locations, including novant health (use of all facilities donated).
allegro's movement education instruction evidenced immense growth in cognitive, physical, and social development in all enrolled students with disabilities. Measure of gross and fine motor skills indicated growing flexibility and muscle strength gained through allegro's movement education techniques, while targeted instruction produced significant gains in both receptive and expressive language. Overall, attention span for all students increased by an average of 153%, while allegro's emphasis on bilateral coordination increased multi-hemispheric neural activity, engaging both sides of our students' brains simultaneously for a more complete learning experience.