Make creativity , STEM and well being top priorities by transforming any space into a creative, loose parts, play space for 3-12 year olds.
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Equip young people with the skills and commitment to solve problems with courage, compassion and collaboration
Host a regular micro-granting dinner to celebrate and support creative projects in your community.
A community based initiative promoting active travel by bike for school children.
Teach teens how to work with local leaders and take effective political action to fix local problems.
Lead a hands-on STEM programme in your school or community for 4-6 year olds
Transform everyday spaces in your community in to PLAYces for all kids.
Create an alternative learning community to share skills and talents in your community.
Welcome new arrivals with dinner in your community. Join a welcoming movement built around food, language and social interaction.
Organize an Open Orchard to bring people together, provide free fruit to local residents and green our urban environments.
Start a Girls Who Code Club in your community and get girls excited about coding and computer science.
Children Fit For Life
Connect the pleasure of food with a commitment to your community and environment
Organize an Hour of Code™ and join a global movement introducing tens of millions of students worldwide to computer science.
Organise a Walking School Bus: A healthier, more fun way to get to and from school.
Build a playground wherever you are, using local tools, materials, and skills
Start a grassroots campaign to reduce and eliminate wasteful plastic straws from our communities.
A community based initiative aiming to clean and maintain local rivers
Promote pollinator health on your farm and receive recognition and consumer support for it.
Organise an event to map the accessibility of public places in your community and raise awareness of the topic
Bring people together in conversation through stories, art, and objects.
Get together with people in your community and share the joy of growing your own food.
Create a joyful learning opportunity in your local community
a community based initiative promoting active travel by bike for school children.
Swarthmore College & ChangeX have teamed up to launch a $5,000 fund to help you build Swarthmore College relationships.
Apply to Start IdeaYou hold an active Swarthmore College email address You're passionate about building a thriving Swarthmore College community If you want to scale an existing project it must address one of the following: Environment & Sustainability, Education & Access, Arts, Media & Culture, Identities, Inequality & Human Rights, or Economic Development & Leadership
Access to a budget of $500 to fund the delivery of your Swarthmore College Community Challenge project. Have access to Swarthmore College’s Moodle page with engaged scholarship resources to assist you with your project.
Select an idea listed below or submit your existing project and register to get your project page Use your project page to complete the 30 Day Challenge Submit a photo and your action plan Let us know what impact you are having in your community
