TEACHERS: EMPOWER YOUR STUDENTS TO #BETHECHANGE
At The Changemaker Project, we believe in education as a vehicle for social change. That's why we've created a global design challenge for young people who want to change the world.
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CURRICULUM
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We offer a comprehensive curriculum for teachers which covers social justice issues affecting people, animals, and the environment, as well as Stanford's Design Thinking process. Teachers utilize our curriculum to prepare their students for our global design challenge, where students compete to create innovative solutions to social problems.
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Teachers of any discipline can implement The Changemaker Project curriculum in their classroom, or as part of an after school club. It is is available online and accessible from anywhere in the world.
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Our curriculum was developed to address a broad range of standards in the Common Core as well as IB standards and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. It was also designed to be engaging to students with a variety of learning styles, and flexible enough to meet the needs of any teacher.
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The course begins by introducing students to a variety of real-world issues that face our planet (affecting people, animals, and the environment). Students then break into teams and decide on a problem to tackle. The rest of the course provides valuable problem-solving skills and guides teams through Stanford's Design Thinking process to create an innovative project. Throughout the program, we offer leadership development lessons to foster students' vision, confidence, empathy, initiative, and resilience.
Global pitch + CHANGEMAKER SHOWCASE
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Each Spring, teams selected as finalists will pitch their project ideas at our Global Pitch event to win funding from our community of philanthropists. They will then have several months to execute and complete their projects with the support of TCP mentors. The program culminates in a Changemaker Showcase event at the end of the year, highlighting some of the most high-impact projects from the program.
Changemaker Workshops
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In addition to the online course, we host a 60-min live Zoom call every first Sunday (at 10am PST) in March, April, and May for students (teachers don't need to attend) to connect with other students around the world, share ideas, and receive 1:1 support from a mentor. We encourage all students to attend them if they're able, and we also give priority to those teams who do attend when it comes to featuring teams at the Global Pitch and Changemaker Showcase events.
COST + SCHOLARSHIPS
The cost to register is $20-30/student, depending on volume and date of registration:
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Early bird (by June 15th), whole class (30+ students) registration: $20/student
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Early bird (by June 15th), individual (<30 students) registration: $25/student
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After June 15th, whole class registration: $25/student
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After June 15th, individual (<30 students) registration: $30/student
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Due to financial constraints, partial scholarships are available on a very limited basis, and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email us if you would like a scholarship for your school, and let us know what you are able to pay per student so we can give you the proper discount code.
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Teacher STIPEND
In addition to the registration fees, we suggest that schools which are able to do so offer a stipend to their teachers of $100-300/month that they are involved in the program ($1000-3000 for the school year) to compensate them for their time. We are happy to provide a certificate of completion with professional development hours noted (we provide PD trainings throughout the year free of charge), as well as a letter to your principal upon completion of the program.
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People's Choice Award
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This year, we are excited to announce a new $1000 prize for the team that wins the People's Choice Award at the Changemaker Showcase. This award goes to the team that is voted as having the most impact by audience members at the showcase event on June 7th. To support your students in working towards this award, please encourage them to:
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Attend the Changemaker Workshops (teams that attend the workshops will have priority in being featured at the Global Pitch and Changemaker Showcase events, which increases their likelihood of being voted for)
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Put diligent effort into building their projects and making an impact in their community
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Craft a compelling Impact Video which showcases the change they've made (videos will be played at the Changemaker Showcase for audience members to vote on)
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Invite all their friends and family to come to the Changemaker Showcase event—every vote counts!
READY TO SIGN UP?
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Once you know how many students you'll have, you can click the button below to register your students. (If you end up needing to add more students later, it's no problem.) Please email us if you would like a scholarship code.
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We are also happy to provide a quote/invoice if your district requires it. Please reach out anytime if you have questions or need anything—we're here to help.
We look forward to seeing you and your students in the program!
