How might we Make Andy Proud by instilling a love of place and curiosity about the Boise Foothills in second graders?The One Stone team took on a doubly heart melting challenge in this call to be inspired by a beloved One Stone Champion and parent, Andy Simonds. Andy had a love of the outdoors and shared that love with others. In recognition of his legacy, we wanted to develop a project that would bring this kind of love of the outdoors to kids who might not have the opportunity to explore the wonders of Boise.

Explore Camp 2015 is the third iteration of One Stone’s Think, Believe, Explore, Dream, Build, Commit, Discover, Act, Choose, Live Camp, in partnership with St. Luke’s Health System, Bogus Basin and Boise Parks and Recreation. This year, the camp focused on the 5 – 2 – 1 – 0 message.

One Stone and the Idaho PTECH Network, together with Trailhead Boise, brought together their best bags of tricks to create PlayTech, a two-day gaming, hacking, coding, playing and 21st century skill building event designed to inspire high school students from across the state to pursue an education and career in the tech industry in Idaho.

How might we empower student voice in the town of Kuna, Idaho through community improvement projects that bring more art and color to the town?Two days, nine projects, 90+ volunteers, 16 gallons of paint, 120 sandwiches, 1 million pounds of tumbleweeds that found a new home and COLOR EVERYWHERE best describes Break Through 2.015 Kuna—Colored Lens One Stone’s eighth annual alternative spring break.

How might we de-stigmatize depression in middle school, and provide students tools to seek help when they need it?When One Stone students learned of the high rate of depression and other mental health issues impacting teens, many of them felt an urgency to dive in, study the issue and learn how they might be part of a solution to a complex problem. That solution was BECOME; a day of peer-to-peer self esteem development that empowered students to BECOME a free, strong, accepting and ONE community.