The Institute's Case Studies
Portugal
Terceira, Azores
California
Martha's Vineyard
Boston, MA
Salem, MA
The Institute launched its Climate Education Teacher Training in response to the World Bank’s report, “CHOO SING OUR FUTURE: Education for Climate Action.” The report’s findings emphasize the crucial role of educators to address climate change, empower young people, and build a sustainable workforce. Held in conjunction with MASS STEM Week, the Institute’s training was developed in partnership with Salem State University for North Shore biology and environmental teachers. “On behalf of our faculty and staff members, we’re honored to host the Stone Soup Leadership Institute for this powerful professional development opportunity. Our STEM educators today are critical to the state’s future as they build up a new generation of leaders. It’s this generation who will join us in confronting the challenges unearthed by the climate crisis tomorrow,” said the University’s President John Keenan.
Fall River, MA
New Bedford, MA
Newport, RI
Hawaii
British Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Oakland, CA
The Institute developed Oakland Youth Leadership Initiative in partnership with Oakland Fire Captain Ray Gatchalian from Stone Soup for the World. At the Celebration of Heroes Awards Ceremony Mayor Jerry Brown honored young people for doing good deeds in their community. At the event we premiered the award-winning video, Oakland: In Search of Heroes produced with Fremont High School’s Media Lab. All six TV stations featured the event – spotlighting Oakland’s youth for being leaders in their community.
WATCH Oakland youth “A hero is somebody who could reach out and make a difference to somebody in their community…or make a difference to anybody.”
Cincinnati, OH
The Institute custom-designed a Leadership Institute for youth and community leaders after racially sparked riots had challenged this urban city. Our multicultural faculty featured those in, Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories of Everyday Heroes who had overcome similar challenges facing their communities — from Boston to East St. Louis, Detroit to Oakland.
Watch this video and listen to Will Morales, founder of Boston’s Youth Police Partnership and Hulas King, Detroit’s Focus: HOPE, Oakland Fire Captain Ray Gatchalian and Healthy Boston’s Judith Kurland.
Cincinnati’s youth and community leaders learned how to build bridges and increase collaboration among diverse races, political, economic backgrounds – from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cincinnati, American Red Cross, Cincinnati Enquirer, Miami University, Teen Response, the Urban League, Xavier High School, Ursuline Academy and public, private and charter schools.
