WE DAY AND WE SCHOOLSEmpowering a Generation Through Service

ABOUT WE SCHOOLSWE Schools is an educational program that empowers young people to discover the causes they care about and take action to make a difference. Through service-based learning and engagement, students develop skills for success academically, in the workforce, and as active citizens. WE Schools is based in the belief of fostering a generation who feels that the coolest thing a young person can do is change the world.

► Education-focused: WE Schools provides substantive resources for teachers that complement and enhance existing curriculums including:

► Weekly educational resources ► Monthly service campaigns ► School speaking tours ► Professional development for teachers ► International service opportunities ► Dedicated program support person

► Accessible resources: Thanks to the generous support of our partners, WE Schools’ educational resources are free and easily accessible.

► Cause-inclusive: WE Schools drives participating youth to take one local and one global action of their choice to better their communities, supporting hundreds of local and global charities.

WE Schools engages nearly 2.3 million young people and over 10,000 schools in our programs across North America and the United Kingdom. We currently engage 2,750 schools and 880,000 students across the United States. We are excited to extend this to the New York / Tri-State region.

Our programs have been independently evaluated by Mission Measurement LLC, a leader in social impact evaluation.

WE SCHOOLS TRANSFORMS YOUTH

72% of educators state that their students have experienced transformational growth in their ability to act as

leaders

Youth in the WE Schools program are

7x more likelyto see themselves as agents

of change

89% of disconnected youth

who participate in WE Schools report being

motivated to go to college or university

SIGN UP FOR WE SCHOOLSFind out more about this free program and sign up to be a part of the movement at www.weday.com/weschools, or email Weschools@we.org to get started!

When you register for WE Schools you will receive a full kit of resources. A WE Schools coordina-tor will reach out to learn more about your school or group and determine how we can best sup-port you. Resources include: campaign kits, motivational speeches, cause-based lesson plans, social justice modules, weekly articles, and professional development. The WE Schools team will help you empower your students to bring service directly into the classroom.

WE Day is the movement of our time. The event celebrates and inspires this generation’s shift from “me” thinking to “we” acting – acting with intention, leading with compassion and believing in the power of community to change the word.

WE Day is embedded with high-value educational content for both students and teachers. Inspiring content is woven throughout the event through modules and lessons that raise awareness of various international and domestic issues, and empower students and teachers with the steps to take action.

Lessons are shared by world-renowned advocates for education and thought leaders who take the stage to share their stories and impart important messages on issues that they are passionate about.

The event is cause-inclusive and free for youth to attend. We currently host 14 WE Day events across North America and the UK, inspiring 200,000 youth from over 5,000 schools every year.

WE DAY

WE Day has welcomed renowned speakers and performers including Jennifer Hudson, Malala Yousafzai, Martin Luther King III, Demi Lovato, Sir Richard Branson, Common, Martin Sheen, Magic Johnson, Desmond Tutu, Selena Gomez, Prince Harry, and Natalie Portman.

CREATING SOCIAL VALUE WE Schools and WE Day participants contribute over 60 million dollars in social value

each year through dollars raised for thousands of local and global charities, volunteer hours logged, and pounds of food collected.

We are laying the foundations this spring for a full launch of our WE Schools programming in the New York / Tri-State Region in Fall 2016; developing partnerships with teachers, onboarding schools, and engaging youth and other key educational stakeholders. We also look forward to hosting the inaugural WE Day New York in the 2016-2017 academic year. Through funds raised, hours volun-teered and food collected for hundreds of local and global causes, we estimate that young people in the region will create millions in social value each year as we make tangible positive impacts on their academic engagement, workforce preparation, and active citizenship.

COMING TO THE NEW YORK / TRI-STATE REGION

WE is a movement that brings people together and gives them the tools to change the world. Our vision is to shift the world from “me” to “we”. Our unique family of organizations empowers people at home, around the world and with our social enterprise.

ABOUT US

For more information contact:Caitlin RobischDirector of WE Schools, NY / Tri-StateCaitlin.robisch@we.org / 757.803.5644