As part of the Bezos Scholars Program, every Scholar launches a project to raise awareness and mobilize action in their hometowns. These projects, known as a Local Ideas Festival, are designed to address a unique need in their community. Scholars build a committed team to support the project, with a vision of making a meaningful impact on their peers, school, and the broader community for years to come.
Scholars gain significant personal and team-based leadership skills through this project-based learning experience. They receive ongoing coaching and support from their educator, school, community, as well as $1,000 in funding from the Bezos Family Foundation for up to three years. Because the projects are designed to be sustainable, many have been successfully running for 5+ years!
Learn more about the issues Scholars have mobilized change around and how their efforts have rippled out to make a positive difference.
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The day started off with a flash mob followed by workshops facilitated by high school students encouraging middle school students to be kinder to one other by learning together. Students also participated in team-building exercises, and engaged in discussions on bullying and stereotypes, meant to encourage vulnerability in opening up to one another. “There have been massive changes in attitude ...
