Announcing HopSkipDrive Partnership!

Does your child want to attend our Expressive Robotics summer camp, but have no way of getting there? The Beall Center wants to help! We understand that work hours, sibling obligations, and access to a reliable vehicle can hinder summer planning - so we have partnered with HopSkipDrive to help alleviate some of the transportation hardship.

HopSkipDrive is a youth rideshare service that gets kids where they need to go when their parents can't. It was created by three moms who understand the stress of driving kids to all of their activities, and the safety concerns parents have putting their children in someone else's car.  It's a simple, convenient, and reliable solution borne out of necessity and fueled by care for the kids they carry. You can schedule as far in advance as you’d like with at least 8 hours notice. Unlike carpool drivers, CareDrivers are rigorously vetted for both childcare experience and driving safety. Some of HopSkipDrive's safety and security requirements for its drivers include 5+ years of childcare experience, a comprehensive 15-point certification process, and background checks and fingerprinting with TrustLine registry. Additionally, HopSkipDrive fully insures its drivers for youth transit, and provides parental control features like personalized passwords you and your children create that HopSkipDrivers confirm upon pickup, realtime tracking of your child's ride live via the HopSkipDrive app, and a Zendrive partnership to monitor driving behavior and ensure CareDrivers are focused, in control, and not texting or talking on the phone while a kid is in the car.

Get your first ride free with promo code BEALL (up to $20 value).  

For the first time this year, the Beall Center will also include HopSkipDrive carpool credits as part of our scholarship packages, if requested. Scholarships applications are due by June 24, 2016, and can be accessed online - we highly encourage your child to apply! Funds for the scholarships are provided by the generous folks at Boeing; we thank them for their ongoing support.