In 2001, the Foundation launched a comprehensive, multi-year program for students called MIRACLES®, a groundbreaking and innovative approach to comprehensive after-school programs. The program follows a structured curriculum beginning in 6th grade and continuing through high school. It is instructor-led and outcome-based, designed to have a sustained impact on the children it serves.

MIRACLES goes beyond simply providing kids with access to the Internet, computer hardware and software. Rather, the program builds technology skills to increase employability, enhances educational skills by strengthening reading and math abilities, and augments life skills to create better citizens. The program’s goals are for students to graduate from high school at or above grade level in reading and math, to have the skills to enter college or the work force, and to possess the training to pass professional technology certification examinations. Critical to the program’s success is the personal, hands-on attention provided by specially trained instructors working closely with the students in each MIRACLES lab.

The MIRACLES suite of resources includes hardware and software, Internet connectivity, an online database to measure student performance, a comprehensive curriculum with daily lesson plans and ongoing technology and curriculum support.

In January 2007, the Foundation entered into a four-year sponsorship agreement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) to unite the Foundation’s MIRACLES program with the BGCA’s Club Tech technology program. This partnership enables MIRACLES to impact even more children through BGCA’s network of 4,300 Clubs serving some 4.5 million young people. The Club Tech program is strengthened by incorporating elements of the proven MIRACLES curriculum that Club Tech did not offer, such as robotics, clay animation, game design and computer skills.

BGCA also adapted the MIRACLES program curriculum into a special, intensive two-year program called the MIRACLES Technology Academies. Offered to middle-school Club Tech members who have completed certain Club programs and demonstrated a strong aptitude for technology, the MIRACLES Technology Academies continue the MIRACLES program's legacy of building in-depth technology skills to increase long-term employability, enhancing educational skills to build reading and math ability, and augmenting life skills to create better citizens.

MIRACLES® Tech
In 2008, the Foundation introduced MIRACLES® Tech, a fun, flexible and free technology curriculum adapted from the original MIRACLES® program curriculum as a virtual resource for instructors regardless of where they live and work. MIRACLES Tech is a series of modular courses that teach students how to use real-world technology applications to solve problems and create projects. Each course is adjustable to the specific needs of the instructor's organization and its students. Instructors may choose to conduct a course as an in-school session, an after-school session or a summer camp program. Through the dedicated web site (www.miracles.org), MIRACLES Tech provides instructors with the tools they need to implement the program, including materials lists, detailed lesson plans, student guides and tests. Course topics include basic computers, clay animation, digital images, web design, robotics, and video.