One Stone (nonprofit)

One Stone is a nonprofit organization that promotes student voice and student leadership based in Boise, Idaho. Their stated mission is "Making students better leaders and the world a better place."[1] They use the design thinking approach, pioneered at Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, throughout their organization.

Not to be confused with One Stone.
One Stone
One Stone
Formation2008 (2008)
FounderTeresa Poppen, Joel Poppen
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
PurposeForging an army of good for good
HeadquartersBoise, Idaho, United States
Jackson McEwan
Vice Chairwoman
Arianna Carlson
List of board members
Alec Batten
Avery Hormaechea
Jadon Chen
JD Rice
Jenevive Briggs
Kylie Casper
Liam Neupert
Lucy Streeby
Marilyn Perez
Samantha Eckersell
Sophie Burchfield
Sophie Moylan
Veronica Richmond
Kent Ivanoff
Joel Poppen
Roger Quarles
Subsidiaries
List of subsidiaries
Two Birds
Solution Lab
Project Good
One Stone Lab School
Employees (2019)
27
Volunteers (2019)
200
Students (2019)
130
Websitewww.onestone.org

History

Teresa and Joel Poppen founded One Stone in 2008.[2] In 2015, One Stone received part of a $24.5 million dollar grant from the J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation.[3] The following year, One Stone received an additional $2.1 million of a $32 million total grant from the foundation.[4][5]

Overview

Two-thirds of One Stone's board of directors are students as mandated by the organization's bylaws.[6]

Two Birds

Two Birds is a student-led and operated creative design and marketing agency. Past clients include Albertsons,[7] The Cabin, HQPBL, WASHTO, and various internal One Stone projects. Students in the Two Birds program work with clients using the design thinking process to develop logos, marketing strategies, websites, and other ventures.[8] In 2018, Two Birds acquired Jason Sievers as Creative Director from advertising agency DaviesMoore.[9]

Project Good

Project Good is a community service program at One Stone that uses the design thinking process.

Solution Lab

Solution Lab is a business incubator for student developed businesses.

One Stone High School

The One Stone School is an independent, tuition-free school consisting of roughly 125 students in the four-year program as of the fall of 2019.[10] The first class started in the fall of 2016 and graduated in 2019.[11] The program is different from traditional school, as it has no grades, opting for a portfolio and narrative transcript evaluation instead.[12] Instead of teachers, the school has coaches, which support student-driven learning. In the spring of 2019, One Stone had 17 coaches, with 7 master's degrees and 4 doctoral degrees between them.[13]

In the media

One Stone was featured in a documentary by made by filmmaker Jon Long, called Rise: Voice of a New Generation.[14] Long has produced documentaries for Disney, PBS, and National Geographic.[15]

References
  1. "One Stone". One Stone. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  2. "About". One Stone. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  3. "Albertson Family Foundation awards $24.5M in 2015". J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  4. "J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation awards $32M in 2016". J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  5. Green, Kyle. "Welcome to Boise's 'unschool,' where the teens are in charge (sort of)". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  6. Kulaas, Adam (2019-04-12). "Rise: Voice of a New Generation". Getting Smart. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  7. "Albertsons TV Spot". One Stone. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  8. Vander Ark, Tom. "Good Enough? Helping Young People Develop A Picture Of Good Work". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  9. Brian (2018-03-30). "Musical chairs". Idaho Ad Agencies. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  10. "One Stone". Education Reimagined. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  11. Green, Kyle. "Welcome to Boise's 'unschool,' where the teens are in charge (sort of)". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  12. Harding, Hayley. "What will the One Stone school be like?". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  13. "One Stone". Education Reimagined. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  14. Nelson, Lex. "At 'Rise' Documentary Screening, One Stone Teens Talk Student-Led Education". Boise Weekly. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  15. "One Stone documentary profiles Boise school". KIVI. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
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