PLUSSED has joined forces with both the United States Positive Education Network (USPEN) and the International Positive Education Network (IPEN), to explore new opportunities in the field of Positive Education.

The Haile-Manas Academy is a start-up, co-educational 9-12 boarding school with students recruited from across Ethiopia. PLUSSED is supporting faculty professional development work and designing a collaborative project-based learning initiative with Delta Global School in Vietnam.

A preK-5 bilingual school where a significant percentage of the students receive financial aid, Camino plans to expand over the next five years to serve learners through grade 12. PLUSSED has been focused on supporting professional development through workshops demonstrating the application of learning science research across curriculum design, instructional strategies, and assessment.

The K-8, bilingual Kibera School for Girls (KSG) prepares students for placement in excellent secondary schools in Kenya and the United States. PLUSSED is helping to develop a sustainable financial model based on the Delta Global School, as well as curricula to support graduates’ success post-KSG.

Opera on Tap’s Playground Operas are collaborative experiences that immerses students in the creation, production, and performance of opera. PLUSSED supported the development of an interactive web series that adapted the popular program for remote learning.

PLUSSED provides leadership support for nXu. a national non-profit organization whose mission is to catalyze and equip youth and adults to explore, articulate, and pursue their purpose.

PLUSSED co-founded the Character Lab, a nonprofit organization that connects researchers with educators to create greater knowledge about social, emotional, academic, and physical well-being for young people.

PLUSSED provides development support for the International Positive Education Network (IPEN), which brings together the full spectrum of educational stakeholders to support collaboration, change practice, and reform government policy.

A nonprofit initiative of PLUSSED and IDEO, the Teachers Guild is catalyzing teachers’ creative leadership to prepare our students to be the problem-solvers of tomorrow.

IDEO and PLUSSED partnered on the Design Thinking Toolkit, a free resource on how to be intentional and collaborative when developing solutions for classrooms, schools, and communities.

PLUSSED and IDEO collaborated on the design of the Purpose Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping all learners live a life of meaning and impact.

PLUSSED is supporting a professional learning redesign at the K-12 international school Graded (The American School of São Paulo). The new approach focuses on the science of learning and how it informs integrated curriculum design, innovative instructional practices, and alternative assessment techniques.

PLUSSED led both the design and launch of Delta Global School (DGS), an international bilingual school in Hanoi. The product of a partnership between Riverdale and Doan Thi Diem School, with the philanthropic support of local businesses, DGS was the first school in Vietnam to offer 50% of its students financial aid.