Transform Recess to Transform your School
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Transform Recess to Transform your School
Divert your community's food waste from landfill, reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions
Lead a hands-on STEM program in your school or community for 9-14 year olds
Organize an Hour of Code™ and join a global movement introducing tens of millions of students worldwide to computer science.
Host a regular micro-granting dinner to celebrate and support creative projects in your community.
Use school grounds to develop a sense of place and connection to the environment for urban dwellers.
Organize a river cleanup in your community or workplace and help to keep the Chicago River litter free.
A community based initiative aiming to clean and maintain local rivers
Welcome new arrivals with dinner in your community. Join a welcoming movement built around food, language and social interaction.
Transform everyday spaces in your community in to PLAYces for all kids.
Help to increase employment opportunities in regional areas by connecting companies, remote workers and local communities.
Start a grassroots campaign to reduce and eliminate wasteful plastic straws from our communities.
Promote pollinator health on your farm and receive recognition and consumer support for it.
Bring people together in conversation through stories, art, and objects.
Invite pollinators to your neighborhood by planting a pollinator friendly habitat in your garden, farm, school, park or just about anywhere!
Get hands-on education and support to plant trees in your neighborhood with your neighbors.
Organize a Walking School Bus in your local area for a healthier, more fun way for kids to get to and from school.
Start recycling right with standardized recycling labels for your school that will help you to improve recycling and save your school money.
Bring people together in your neighborhood to plant trees for the benefit of your community and the environment.
Build Common Ground in Your Community by Hosting a Welcoming Week Event.
Welcome immigrants to your community through conversational English classes
Lead a hands-on STEM program in your school or community for 6–10 year olds
Teach teens how to work with local leaders and take effective political action to fix local problems.
Community gatherings to build bridges and overcome division
Organize an Open Orchard to bring people together, provide free fruit to local residents and green our urban environments.
Equip young people with the skills and commitment to solve problems with courage, compassion and collaboration
Adventure Beyond the Classroom
Create an alternative learning community to share skills and talents in your community.
Get together with people in your community and share the joy of growing your own food
Lead a hands-on STEM programme in your school or community for 4-6 year olds
Cultivating a greener, healthier and more livable community by planting trees as we all stay at home
Start a vertical school garden in your classroom to give kids access to fresh produce and to learn about growing food.
Start a Girls Who Code Club in your community and get girls excited about coding and computer science.
ChangeX & Microsoft have teamed up to launch a $220,000 fund to help you bring new sustainability projects to your community
Apply for up to $5,000 to help start projects in your community that help the environment
Apply for up to $5,000 to help start digital skills and environmental sustainability projects in your community
Apply for up to $5,000 to help start digital skills and environmental sustainability projects in your community
Apply for up to $5,000 to help start digital skills and environmental sustainability projects in your community
Apply for up to $5,000 to help start projects in your community that promote digital skills, environmental sustainability and community prosperity
Apply for up to $5,000 to help start digital skills and environmental sustainability projects in your community
