OUR APPROACH
How exactly do we work to instill understanding and inspire change in our students? A Change is Simple student's experience is so much more than just a series of lessons. These hands-on, SEL-driven sessions work to engage the students so that not only do they have tons of fun, but they leave school that day remembering the importance of these topics.
This is a Kindergarten student engaged in their first ever Change is Simple lesson: What is the Environment?. The lesson starts with a 15 foot blank blue circle — our planet. They learn exactly what makes up our environment, adding dozens of 3D objects like trees, rivers, animals, buildings, cars, boats, and more — developing a sense of place. They are establishing the first elements of understanding the importance of protecting our planet. This is just the beginning of this child’s journey with Change is Simple.
Over the next 6-8 years that journey will be filled with fun and exciting learning experiences. Follow the path below to see what students have the opportunity to learn with Change is Simple:
Our research-backed program is proven to advance learning outcomes and create positive behavior changes for students.
IMPLEMENTED IN OVER 2,300 CLASSROOMS FOR MORE THAN 40,000 STUDENTS
Our learner-centered program supports your objectives without creating extra work for teachers. The program is designed to enhance the classroom experience with strong connections to social-emotional learning. Change is Simple's project-based approach transforms classrooms into construction zones and ecosystems, and students into engineers and scientists. Our program is proven to instill values and inspire behavior change for a healthier self, community, and planet, and makes learning relevant to everyday life through food, water, energy, natural resources, and more. It is environmental education for our complex 21st-century world. Incorporating social and emotional learning elements, the program is developed to create connections between people, places, and actions.
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Shaping students into knowledgeable and responsible students at school, in their community, and into their adult lives. Students collaborate with their peers, express themselves creatively, communicate ideas, and feel challenged to think critically about real world issues.
Change is Simple brings all aspects of STEAM together through an environmental lens. Designing, building, testing, and auditing all require students to use real tools for real impacts.
“It’s everything you could want in a science program.”
—Shamrock Principal
Built around the NGSS with careful attention to enhance rather than replicate what is being taught in classrooms. CiS gives NGSS context and relevance to children as it pertains to sustainability. Units are grade -level-aligned and offer teachers access to NGSS-related resources.
Students learn how protecting the planet is also good for their personal health. They learn about the benefits of choosing healthy & local foods, proper hydration, avoiding chemical cleaners, and of course a lot of playing outside. Each unit has students making changes and taking steps toward a healthier body.
Units of education challenge students to draw on and synthesize knowledge and skills from a variety of subjects to conduct inquiries, solve problems, and make decisions that lead to informed and responsible pro-environmental and sustainable actions.
College mentors supercharge lessons with energy and up-to -date knowledge. Children see college mentors as approachable educators and role models who inspire academic success and pro-environmental habits. College mentors work with children in small group instruction.
Change is Simple has applied the methods of hands-on, project based learning into every unit of our curriculum. The implementation of PBL makes teaching our lesson exciting, which in return excites students to make meaningful impacts inside and outside of the classroom.
One of the most important outcomes of the program is that students understand their place in the world. They develop a sense of community and begin to think beyond themselves, learning that their decisions affect people on a local and global level. Our program allows kids to see these impacts and put themselves in the shoes of others.
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