OUR MISSION

Instilling Understanding; Inspiring Action

Instilling lifelong social and environmental responsibility through experiential learning that inspires action — for healthy people, planet, & community.

WHAT WE DO

Change is Simple…

Launched in 2011 in one school
Reaches 8,000 students a year in 38 schools across 13 communities in Eastern Massachusetts
Serves communities with a significant underserved population such as Revere, Lynn, and Salem
Is aligned with Massachusetts Curriculum Standards. Lessons are planned with classroom teachers to supplement existing curriculum
Returns to classrooms throughout the school year to ensure continuity. Some students participate in the program for seven years
Launched SCiLL (Sustainability & Climate Innovation Learning Lab) in 2022 to bring students inside a state-of-the-art laboratory to study sustainability, biodiversity, and pollution

Read about our approach

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What students, educators, parents, & supporters are saying about us:

“I made a little group at home with my friends where we pick up trash. Change is Simple changed me, it helped me understand that the things you think aren’t important, are.”

— Change is Simple student

“Working with Change is Simple brings legitimacy and relevance to environmental issues and the needs for us to address them as a society. Our students learn how to apply practical solutions and sustainability, and truly make a difference.”

— Principal at Saltonstall School, Salem, MA

“My son comes home from school on CiS days glowing and tells me all about the visit. It gives him hope and makes him as a child feel like he has some small way of helping or being part of the solution.”

— Parent of a 4th grade student, Beverly, MA

“We support the education of kids around climate change and sustainability. It’s the right thing to do and aligns with who EBSCO is as an organization. Through our products, we provide students and teachers with access to high-quality content across all subjects, climate change and sustainability included, that helps prepare them for success.”

— EBSCO CEO, Change is Simple Corporate Partner