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Amazing ideas reaching hundreds of thousands

If you are one of the blog followers you’ve read about HundrED in the past. HundrED is an organization based in Helsinki, Finland who specializes in K-12 education innovation. Each year they put a call out for innovative ideas to be submitted for review. Some are selected and become part of the HundrED collection that serve as resources for educators around the world.

DEDICATION

“We at HundrED are dedicated to helping every child flourish by giving them access to quality education. We believe that with education innovations we can transform school systems and equip students with the skills to thrive as global citizens.”

MISSION

“The world is full of hardworking educators who are driving innovative, impactful, and scalable approaches in education. Our mission at HundrED is to give them the recognition and visibility they deserve.”

IMPACT

“At Hundred we believe that through identifying, amplifying, and facilitating the implementation of education innovations we can transform education systems and equip students with the skills to thrive as global citizens.”

In fact Hundred has identified 694 Innovations which have impacted 4.77 billion students. To land on the 694 innovations a team of reviewers have read through 24732 innovations. I’ve been fortunate to be part of the review process as a member of Hundred’s Academy. Each July for the past four years I’ve been invited to review the new innovation applications. It is an amazing opportunity. Below are just three that I find interesting.

• Global Schools Program – The mission of Global Schools is to create a world where every primary and secondary student is equipped with the knowledge, skills, and values to tackle the problems of the 21st century.
• Play Africa – Disrupting the idea of a “museum,” Play Africa developed a flexible museum model to bring transformative learning experiences promoting creativity, innovation and connection to a divided society
• Story Arts – Story Arts inspire creativity, critical thinking, communication, and empathy.

The HundrED Innovators represent countries from around the world. Along with the collections of innovations they have several different research reports and resources that are easily accessible on their website. All of the resources are available to the global community at no cost. I invite you to check them out.