社区变革者挑战赛

挑战过程:

1. 开放给新英格兰高中学生
2. 提交你的想法(2页的总结和3分钟的视频); 见裁判规则
3. Final Round: finalists present their idea to a panel of judges with Q&A和奖品被授予

挑战建立在三个支柱上:

1. Facilitator Training: 我们将培训教师, 扩展学习机会协调员, and other youth-serving community leaders to work with students to address challenges in their communities.
2. Curriculum: Facilitators will use our curriculum and materials that are based on design thinking to help identify and develop solutions to their community challenges. They will have access to a wealth of resources and activities that they can put their own personal spin on.
3. Culminating Event: Facilitators and students from around New England will come together to present their unique solutions and meet like-minded changemakers.

The 社区变革者挑战赛 has the potential to enrich the education of many high school students and enhance the professional development of teachers. We would like to further the success of this program by making it available to more public schools, especially schools in districts lacking non-traditional learning opportunities for students, 比如比赛提供的基于项目的学习.

德里菲尔德学校，埃克塞特高中， 牡蛎河高中， 菲利普斯埃克塞特学院 朴茨茅斯高中参加了前几年的比赛. 我们希望在2022年增加合作学校的数量.

1. School Stipends: All participating schools would be eligible for a stipend ($500-$1,000 depending on available program funds) paid after the culminating event. This money would partially compensate the school for the  time and energy spent engaging with our curriculum, 为学校规划提供资源, and even could allow for the implementation of student ideas within their schools and communities. In this way, funding would directly and tangibly provide contributions to New England high schools.
2. 香港大学教师专业发展日: We envision the development and delivery of a professional development day for teachers and facilitators at UNH, 用“培训培训师”的方法来支持他们. This would be a CEU-granting training upon request, from which all educators can benefit.
3. Web Resources: 在这个不确定的时代, making our curriculum available online (via Canvas) ensures that all participants have uninterrupted access to program materials such as readings, recorded presentations, and activities. 

可持续发展研究所与 联合国卫生组织合作推广和 NH Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) to make this program even more robust and far-reaching than the piloted SVIC High School Track.

Each member of this partnership has unique skills and connections that will work to create a sustainability-focused entrepreneurial ecosystem that is of great benefit to students, teachers, and community members.

• The 可持续发展研究所 brings diverse people and ideas together to make UNH a model sustainable learning community that reaches beyond campus to engage state, regional, national, 国际合作伙伴推动可持续解决方案
• The NH SBDC offers programming and consulting for budding small businesses and is a vital part of entrepreneurial development in the state.
• 联合国卫生组织合作推广 Community and Economic Development team is focused on connecting and supporting entrepreneurs, 发展可持续创新空间, 创建支持企业家的社区, and increasing entrepreneurship among individuals throughout New Hampshire. 

Contact  Brent Powell, 学校伙伴关系署署长 at Brentnall.Powell@wbalweather.com f获取更多信息并接受挑战!