GLOBAL COLLECTION

HundrED 2018

HundrED has selected 100 inspiring innovations that are changing the face of K12 education today. The first selection, HundrED Global Collection 2018, was announced at the first HundrED Innovation Summit in Helsinki in October 2017. Find out more by watching sessions from the Innovation Summit and exploring the innovation pages of selected innovators.

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Global Collection 2018

HundrED Global is a collection of 100 inspiring innovations in K12 education that are researched, interviewed and recognized by our research team as innovative, impactful and scalable. The first HundrED Global Collection was announced at the HundrED Innovation Summit in Helsinki in October 2017.

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In The Daily Mile, children go running outside for fifteen minutes every day to experience the physical, emotional and social benefits that exercise brings.

Educational Equity Leadership Education Nature Physical Health

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Big Picture Learning

Big Picture Learning makes personalized education more manageable by breaking students up into small groups, called an advisory. Each advisory is supported and lead by an advisor, a teacher that works

Personalized Learning Real World Learning Student Voice and Agency Whole-School Models

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Afghanistan National Institute of Music

Afghanistan’s first institute of music train children in traditional Afghan and classical Western music, while providing a high-quality academic education, regardless of gender, social circumstances a

Arts Integration Educational Equity Music

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New Technology High School: Blog Portfolio

Blogs serve as a way to connect students with experts in the field, who offer advice, encouragement, and even internships and jobs. It is time for educators to harness the power that blogs can provide

Assessment Assessment Blended Learning Global Citizenship Personalized Learning Project Based Learning Real World Learning Student Voice and Agency

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A solution that empowers young people and gives them the opportunity to contribute to be involved in community solutions using a student designed app.

Design Thinking Gamification Nature Student Voice and Agency

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A collaborative approach to teaching that improves the dynamic of the classroom and maximizes expertise of individual staff members.

Whole-School Models

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The MUSE School in California is challenging traditional assessment methods. Teachers at the school use student Blueprints as a guide and motivational tool for learning. Blueprints focus is not only a

Assessment Assessment Mental Health Personalized Learning Student Voice and Agency Sustainability

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Voice 21 is a charity that exists to enable teachers and schools to provide a high quality oracy education. They deliver teacher development and school improvement programmes and as campaign for oracy

Collaborative Learning Mental Health Student Voice and Agency

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An educational platform dedicated to collaborative investigative learning where curiosity rules. GlobalLab takes the premise of project-based learning and expands the scope for data collection from th

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Democratic Kindergartens

Democratic Kindergartens enshrine children’s rights into a kindergarten constitution where children use their voice to shape rules and make decisions, guided by understanding and fairness, to provide

Real World Learning Student Voice and Agency

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An instructional content platform that brings together engaging, accessible content with integrated assessments and insights to supercharge reading engagement and learning in every subject. Though mos

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Student Agents equips young people to share their ICT skills with their whole school community, supporting and training teachers and students alike. This comprehensive models involves mapping out the

Collaborative Learning Professional Development

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Picture of the Day

A simple and effective way for students to practice important reading skills, such as observing, describing and making inferences, through analysing pictures rather than text.

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Creatica Lab challenge communities to rethink education through hosting immersive, hands-on creation makerspaces that leverage interactive technology and innovative designs.

Design Thinking Real World Learning Robotics

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Roots of Empathy

Roots of Empathy is an evidence-based classroom program for primary school children that decreases aggression, including bullying, and increases prosocial behaviours such as caring, sharing and inclus

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Smart School Alliance

An online and offline community creating equal learning rights for the next generation in small and remote schools around the world. Smart School Alliance, founded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs

Collaborative Learning Global Citizenship Professional Development

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Trix and Trax help students discover and develop talents in arts, music, dance, sports...Who they are? and what is their passion? through "peer learning and Role Playing" the student is always the STA

Arts Integration Collaborative Learning Compassion Dance Music Personalized Learning

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Lyfta is an award-winning platform made up of interactive storyworlds; 360° spaces and soundscapes of real homes, workplaces and environments. In each storyworld, students can explore, unlock rich med

Collaborative Learning Compassion Educational Equity Global Citizenship Project Based Learning

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A game-based learning platform that allows educators to create fun learning games in minutes. Students take part in games at school or at home and can even create their own. Kahoot’s mission is to unl

Assessment Assessment Collaborative Learning Gamification Open Resource Platforms

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Self Organized Learning Environments

In Self Organized Learning Environments (SOLEs), small groups of children are given a big question as a provocation and left to use the internet to work together to answer it.

Blended Learning Collaborative Learning Literacy Media Literacy Open Resource Platforms

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onecourse is onebillion's response to the global education challenge: a comprehensive, personalised learning software, which enables children anywhere in the world to become literate and numerate in t

Educational Equity Literacy Math Numeracy Personalized Learning

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Night Zookeeper

A digital learning tool that inspires children to create their own characters who live in a magical digital world. The focus is to improve writing skills through gamified learning.

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Outdoor Discovery Centre

In a world where technology is ubiquitous and there is a growing disconnect between people and the environment, the Outdoor Discovery Centre gives every child the cognitive, social and physical benefi

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Live Time Assessment and Continuous Feedback

An assessment tool that allows teachers to provide students with regular and immediate feedback rather than retrospective, manicured reports about student progress.

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Personalized Learning Paths

This teaching method allows learning to be individualized according to each student's strengths, tendencies and temperaments, while they continue to work collaboratively in a social context.

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Flexible Seating

A student centred classroom design, inspired by Starbucks, seeking to give students ownership of their learning and revitalize classroom environments. Flexible seating has been show to increase collab

Learning Environments Student Voice and Agency

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5 Areas of Development

5 Areas of Development is a practical model that changes the focus of education to be more holistic. The goal is to show young people that the 5 dimensions of Cerebral, Emotional, Physical, Social and

Assessment Global Citizenship Personalized Learning Whole-School Models

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Initiative for Peace

An initiative to train young people to become peace-builders, with the aim of facilitating peace conferences for youth from areas of conflict or post-conflict, ultimately inspiring them to become peac

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Redes de Tutoría

Over the past 20 years, Redes de Tutoría has sought to transform students and teachers by developing tutorial relationships and harnessing the power of one to one dialogue. The Redes de Tutoría approa

Collaborative Learning Educational Equity Personalized Learning

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Two Rivers Performance Assessments of Critical Thinking

Two Rivers School have designed, tested and implemented meaningful assessment of complex cognitive skills through rubrics.

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Mehackit provides robotics and programming courses for lower and upper secondary education. During the courses, students build technology projects and learn the basics of programming.

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Mantle Of The Expert

Making stories to create imaginary contexts for learning.

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Forest School is a long term, child centred process that offers all learners opportunities for holistic development through regular, hands on learning experiences in a woodland style natural environme

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A rule-bending method of creative education that brings together movement and art in workshops for learners and teachers alike.

Arts Integration Creative Thinking Dance Professional Development

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Project DEFY: Design Education for Yourself

At Project DEFY: Design Education for Yourself, the mission is to change the way people think and ignite individual passions so students can believe in their abilities to educate themselves, others an

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Templestowe College

A whole school community founded on the philosophy of empowering students to manage their own learning and turn their ideas into reality. At Templestowe College "Yes" is the default.

Project Based Learning Student Voice and Agency

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A school thoughtfully designed to facilitate project-based learning, with a school culture centred on flat leadership, collaboration and international sharing.

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The Museum School

The Museum School reduces educational inequality by bringing schooling to underprivileged children in the form of their local museums, giving them high-quality infrastructure, teachers and materials,

Educational Equity Whole-School Models

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PenPal Schools is the world’s largest project-based learning community, with over a quarter million students in 150 countries. Students collaborate through online topics ranging from human rights and

Collaborative Learning Compassion Global Citizenship

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Hazelwood School

A school designed specifically for dual sensory impaired children from 2-18 years.

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Mastery Transcript

An alternative model of assessment, crediting and transcript generation that calls for students to demonstrate mastery of skills, knowledge and habits of mind.

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Musical Futures

A non-profit organisation that seeks to transform young people's engagement in music through imitating the real-world practices of professional musicians.

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A social and emotional learning curriculum that teaches children essential skills for academic and life success by exploring the unique characteristics of shelter dogs.

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A Solution-Focused Mindset in A City

In the innovation, all elementary schools in the city are trained to use the solution-focused approach. The training makes it possible to use the approach in all communication and work between student

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Cleaning Tradition

Students who help clean and tidy classrooms at the end of the day learn about responsibility and gain an understanding of life skills.

Collaborative Learning Learning Environments Mental Health

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Multidimensional flashcards, powered by augmented reality technology, that enliven the learning processing by allowing students to witness animals and dinosaurs come to life and interact with them. Le

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Philosophy for Children

Philosophy for Children is a global movement that aims to teach reasoning and argumentative skills to children in schools.

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Free Range Kids

Free Range Kids is a simple to adopt class-based program to encourage children to walk to school with an emphasis on adventure.

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Shadow a Student

The Shadow a Student Challenge provides methods and a network to help school leaders take the time to build student empathy, especially for those students who may be at the margins, and translate insi

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TingTing Poetry Education

A new way to teach traditional poetry education using music, art & television to create & use songs that are entertaining and appealing to children.

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Positive Education

Geelong Grammar School has pioneered a school-wide approach to student and staff wellbeing known as Positive Education. Based on the science of Positive Psychology, Positive Education aims to enable i

Compassion Mental Health Mindfulness Whole-School Models

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10 Minute Plays

Creating 10 Minute Plays to develop understanding and knowledge of the humanities.

Drama Literacy Project Based Learning

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Reading Grandmas and Grandpas

Reading Grandmas and Grandpas visit schools to help students struggling with reading. During the reading session, the student gets positive reinforcement and the undivided attention of a trained Readi

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Design for Change

We are offering the world a magic formula! A simple four step framework to make every child graduate with the I CAN mindset – not by chance – by design! We call this magic formula - FIDS for KIDS! FEE

Compassion Design Thinking Global Citizenship Open Resource Platforms Project Based Learning Real World Learning

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A community for teaching and learning science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Scientix promotes and supports a Europe-wide collaboration among STEM teachers, education researchers, po

Global Citizenship Open Resource Platforms Professional Development Real World Learning

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Playground Ideas

Building playgrounds to build brains. These unique, child designed playgrounds are built using local materials to provide abundant opportunities for daily play. Recent addition - Nüdel Kart; a decon

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Universe Awareness

An international project that uses astronomy to inspire a love of science and promote tolerance and empathy through a greater understanding of our place within the universe.

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Green Educator Course

Green school is committed to teaching sustainability in a holistic and student centered way. The Educator Course creates a global network of educators inspired to work towards these goals.

Learning Environments Professional Development Sustainability

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Snail-Based Learning

A model for structuring learning activities and projects that fosters sustainable learning by integrating different 'ways of knowing' in each activity or project.

Learning Environments Nature Project Based Learning Real World Learning Student Voice and Agency Sustainability

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NaTakallam connects displaced people — including refugees from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, and beyond — with students around the world, to provide affordable, flexible and tailored language practice

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SHINE for Girls

SHINE for Girls empowers young women to value their own potential and capabilities within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) by employing a unique curriculum that blends maths wi

Dance Math Student Mentoring

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Times Tables Rockstars

Times Tables Rock Stars creates confident and competent maths learners by securing the foundation of quick multiplication and division recall.

Collaborative Learning Gamification Math Numeracy

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High Tech High Graduate School

The Graduate School of Education helps educators to grow their practice for effective teaching, learning and leadership in an immersive residency professional development programme.

Personalized Learning Professional Development Project Based Learning

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A suite of digital storytelling tools designed to accelerate learning by creating dynamic multimedia images, videos and 360° virtual lessons, building a visual and immersive learning experience.

Collaborative Learning Project Based Learning

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Green Bronx Machine

Green Bronx Machine builds healthy, equitable and resilient communities through inspired education, local food systems, and 21st century workforce development. Students can change how they eat, live a

Compassion Mental Health Nature Physical Health Real World Learning Science

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Sensation Station-Sensory Room

A safe and stimulating space for students of all abilities to explore sensory input and programming. Students learn and experience appropriate tools to organize, rebalance and self-regulate, allowing

Personalized Learning

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Future Class Network

Education should be closely linked with changing society. FCN spreads the idea of what future education should look like, and designs 21st century education through a network of collaborative teachers

Blended Learning Collaborative Learning Open Resource Platforms Professional Development

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Worldreader is a global nonprofit championing digital reading in underserved communities to create a world where everyone can be a reader. They feature an extensive selection of over 40,000 digital bo

Educational Equity Literacy

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Icehearts is a program for preventative child support services through team sports. It provides child-oriented, comprehensive and long term support for studying, especially for children who are in nee

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Student Government Lotteries

Student Government Lotteries replace student elections, giving all students an equal chance to participate in student government and develop leadership and civic skills.

Collaborative Learning Diversity Inclusion Student Voice and Agency

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Empower Playgrounds

A unique off-the-grid power solution for schools: children play on a merry-go-round that charges lanterns, which the students can take home and use to study in small groups.

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A mindfulness app that empowers students, teachers and parents with the tools to pro-actively look after their mental health and wellbeing.

Mental Health Mindfulness

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Global Learning

A project-based learning method that encourages students to work collaboratively and proactively, through engaging with key global issues relating to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Collaborative Learning Compassion Global Citizenship Project Based Learning Sustainability

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Pobble makes writing ridiculously exciting. Its global community motivates children to write, by turning every pupil into a published author.

Assessment Assessment Literacy Open Resource Platforms Professional Development

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Fuji Kindergarten

To remove boundaries between the indoors and outdoors Fuji kindergarten has turned its school roof into a circular, endless playground and put nature at the forefront of its teaching with trees growin

Learning Environments Nature Play

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A fully immersive travel programme to connect young people growing up as expatriates in Shanghai with the local, rural community

Compassion Nature Project Based Learning

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Hands On Learning

A school-based programme committed to preventing exclusion and early school leaving by creating opportunities for young people to discover their talents and experience success through hands-on learnin

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Tikichuela Mathematics

A play based approach to teaching mathematics using Interactive Radio to overcome attainment gaps in rural Paraguay.

Collaborative Learning Math Play Professional Development

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A Cafeteria Designed For Me

Student centred cafeterias serving healthy, nutritious food in settings where students want to spend time.

Design Thinking Leadership Education Learning Environments Physical Health Student Voice and Agency

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Education Cities

In a rapidly changing world that moves from the pyramid paradigm to the network paradigm, the primary mission of Education Cities is to develop the art of collaborations – in the classroom, in school,

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Talking Stickers

Bringing words to life – improve language skills for children to be ready for primary school.

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Fundación Escuela Nueva

Escuela Nueva, meaning 'New School' in Spanish, transforms the conventional school model by rethinking the teaching and learning processes to ensure that every child, everywhere, receives high-quality

Collaborative Learning Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Displaced Children Personalized Learning

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A freeform model-making system that allows students to physically explore designs and bring their architectural projects to life.

Design Thinking Project Based Learning Real World Learning Science

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(Don't) Guess My Race

(Don’t) Guess My Race makes learning about race and identity fun, educational and meaningful to everyday life while also increasing inclusion at school and sparking courageous conversations.

Compassion Educational Equity Gamification Global Citizenship

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Hello Ruby teaches programming in fun, creative ways by providing tools for children, parents and educators. The concept originally began as a successful children’s book that has now been published in

Arts Integration Computer Programming

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BRAC Remote Play Labs

Play Labs are play-based learning centers for children ages 3-5 in low-resource settings. With the onset of COVID-19, BRAC is adapting the model for remote learning through radio and telecommunication

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Liger Leadership Academy

Liger learners are taught to become 'Change Agents', to take initiative through an inquiry process by seeking real-world problems and creating solutions through a combination of project-based, experie

Compassion Global Citizenship Leadership Education Project Based Learning Whole-School Models

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Ideas Box is a portable media toolkit that contains books, games, entertainment devices, and tablets designed to spark learning and imagination. The Box runs on a low-energy generator and can be assem

Learning Environments

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An award-winning ecosystem of hardware, software and electronic components that lets any teacher, club leader or mentor, deliver an engaging computer science and STEAM lessons, regardless of their com

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Blue School Specialists

A school with an inquiry-based approach to education that fosters creativity and inspires passion for learning. Blue School employs specialists to maximize students’ potential.

Creative Thinking Personalized Learning

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THINK Global School

THINK Global School is a travelling high school where students live and learn in four countries a year, making unforgettable connections between their education and the world around them.

Blended Learning Compassion Global Citizenship Project Based Learning Real World Learning

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Seppo is an easy-to-use tool for teachers that makes lessons inspiring and motivating for students. Students solve problems in teams using mobile devices and teachers give feedback in real-time. Seppo

Collaborative Learning Gamification Nature

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Through eyetracking and artificial intelligence Lexplore makes it possible to identify children with dyslexia in time, allowing for effective early intervention.

Assessment Assessment Educational Equity Literacy

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Global Oneness Project

The Global Oneness Project brings the world's global cultures alive in the classroom. They provide award-winning films and photo essays which explore cultural, social, and environmental issues and acc

Blended Learning Compassion Global Citizenship Media Literacy Open Resource Platforms Project Based Learning Storytelling

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Equal Opportunities

A competition to search for and promote educational innovation in Russia. As many teachers in Russia are not used to working on innovative solutions, Equal Opportunities works with schools to overcome

Educational Equity Learning Environments Professional Development Project Based Learning Student Voice and Agency

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Horizon 2020 - Reimagine Education

Horizon 2020 is the process of transforming education, based on a model that focuses around the learner and involves all the educational community.

Open Resource Platforms Professional Development Project Based Learning Whole-School Models

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Learning Space Design Lab (c) by Autens

A powerful workshop tool for collaboratively designing and re-imagining learning environments based on how children learn, while transforming the shared pedagogical practice through a playful, creativ

Design Thinking Learning Environments Project Based Learning

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MeeToo increases resilience by giving young people the tools to help themselves, and each other. The app is safe because all posts and replies are checked by human moderators before they go live, and

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