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Welcome to SLAP! Student Laptop Access Program
Welcome to SLAP! Student Laptop Access Program
Our mission is to raise funds to provide sponsored (free) laptops to Kingston and area secondary school students
who need them to learn and reach their full potential.
Hello!
SLAP! Was founded by Gabriel Bergeron, a high school student in the Computer Science Specialist Program at Bayridge Secondary School. Gabriel noticed that some students were falling behind in school because they did not own computers, and decided to do something about it.
Digital Learning Environment
Learning at the secondary school level requires access to a computer both at school and at home.
Teachers post classwork, instructions, assignments, due dates and more on a digital platform (Minds Online)
Students engage with academic resources online (Khan Academy, and other tutoring sites)
Online research is expected in secondary school
Students collaborate on shared digital documents and projects
Communication with teachers and peers takes place digitally
Students connect socially through their online student community
Students apply for summer jobs and complete university applications online
Digital Literacy is an essential skill
School "loaner" laptops are frequently underpowered, unavailable, or broken, and often cannot be accessed except for short periods while at school.
The Digital Divide
The Digital Divide is the gap between students who own laptops and students who do not own laptops.
Impact on Students
lower academic scores
fewer social connections
greater stress and isolation
more likely to disengage from school at an earlier stage
Impact on Community
earning capacity is reduced
contribution to our local economy declines
reduced ability to become self-supporting
increased strain on community and social services
Our Laptops
We are proud to source all of our laptops from ReBOOT Canada, a registered charity that, for the past 30 years, has provided new and/or refurbished computers to low-income applicants.
Premium ReBOOT Laptops cost $320, including delivery, and come with a 90-day hardware guarantee and software applications.
SLAP! Students apply here: SLAP! Application Form to join our waitlist for a sponsored (free) laptop.
Laptops are owned by the student, to keep.
More about our laptops: Premium Laptop Specifications
Unfortunately, we cannot accept used laptop donations due to data privacy regulations. You can donate laptops here: Habitat For Humanity Kingston
Thank you for your support
Questions? Email us at slap.program@gmail.com
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