Seizing Every Opportunity

One Stone learner Carissa V. on taking the leap into real-world problems to create real change.

When I first visited One Stone’s website, it seemed too good to be true.

I saw students working in professional environments, I read stories from students about the opportunities they had to guide their learning, and I saw pictures of the board of directors that was comprised of students like me. At One Stone, students were actually making an impact. They were designing their futures and following their passions. I was so excited, I applied immediately.

Taking the Climate Into Our Own Hands: A Louder Student Voice

Taking the Climate Into Our Own Hands: A Louder Student Voice

On Friday September 20, 2019 history was made. Four million young people across the world gathered to demand climate justice from their leaders. Strikes were made everywhere you could think of, from Antarctica (seriously) to Idaho to Latvia. 

The strike was born from #FridaysForFuture, a school strike demanding climate action started by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg. 

One Stone to Create World Record Breaking Mural to Promote Student Voice 2016

One Stone to Create World Record Breaking Mural to Promote Student Voice 2016

How do you take the message of student voice to the global level? You break a world record! Team One Stone undertook a massive creative effort to take our message of “disrupt for good” to a whole other level with the world’s largest mosaic mural made entirely out of Post-It Notes. Three days, hundreds of volunteers, and thousands of sticky little office supplies made for a powerful statement of what’s possible when a community of people come together to create something BIG.

24-Hour Think Challenge 2014

24-Hour Think Challenge 2014

The 24-Hour Think Challenge was a community conversation and design thinking challenge. The two-day event engaged 153 students from 20+ high schools across the Treasure Valley. The diverse group represented rural and urban schools, Go-On schools, and students representing the “forgotten 50.” Their challenge? To learn about, examine, and offer new ways to address big complex issues relating to education, life, STEM education and health.