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While Imagining Learning is an intergenerational organization, it's Founding Steward, Charles Kouns is an educator and visionary with over 20 years of secondary and tertiary school experience guiding and empowering young people to discover their wisdom and believe in themselves. Charlie has taught school at every level from middle school to graduate school. He has also been a swimming and basketball coach as well as a mentor to many young people throughout the years. His passion for giving young people voice, led him to found Imagining Learning in order to explore new frontiers in education. He now leads Imagining Learning's Listening Sessions, asking teens across America for their input on how education could be transformed.
If you pledge, you will receive (click one):
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$1 or more
7 supportersDroplet Steward: You believe every drop of water makes a ripple! Your contribution in this category will create a personal thank you from the Imagining Learning staff and a social media thank you via twitter, facebook or tumblr. -
$10 or more
28 supportersSplatter Steward: You know that creativity is infectious. You will receive 3 beautiful post cards to mail to your friends, family, etc., Each of the post cards will feature a different painting from the young people who have participated in our Listening Sessions, so you can share their passionate nature with others. -
$25 or more
45 supportersPaint Steward: Your gift will help supply paint for two Listening Sessions. You will receive 10 beautiful post cards to mail to your friends, family to spread the word about these brilliant paintings. Each of the post cards will feature a different painting from the young people who have participated in our Listening Sessions. -
$50 or more
19 supportersCo-Creator: A custom designed Imagining Learning T-Shirt. Artwork contributed by teens across the country, you will receive one t-shirt in your size. As a co-creator, let the world know about the importance of young people’s voices, by wearing it with intention to share. -
$50 or more
11 supportersOur seed steward and resident artist/graphic designer David Loitz will create a meme for you using your favorite quote and your picture. -
$100 or more
6 supportersListening Steward: You believe in the power of young people's voices. Therefore, you will receive a set of 25 post cards, each containing a different picture of a Listening Session painting. We invite you to share these full color with others, thus creating greater awareness of the need for a national collective vision for transforming education! -
$150 or more
0 supportersWisdom Steward: You believe in the wisdom of Young People. You will receive Words of Wisdom Cards, a set of 20 business sized cards, each with an original painting on one side and a wise quote about education from one of the young people who participated in the Listening Sessions. -
$250 or more
0 supportersVision Steward: You believe in the power of art to create change. You will receive an official Imagining Learning reproduction of one painting of your choice. Size is 18" X 24", a nice size for hanging in a special place in your home. Your gift will lead to the birth of a painting, bringing forward the energy, vitality and voice of young people. -
$500 or more
1 supporterListening Session Steward: You believe that the power of listening is a transformative act and your gift will lead to a Listening Session in one of our many requesting communities. To help you share the vision, you will receive the beautiful soft-bound book; Imagining Learning: the Wisdom of Young People on Education (10’ X 8”). This book features more than 20 paintings from the Listening Sessions along with the descriptions the students gave of their painted vision, so you can share it with everyone you know! It can be previewed at http://www.blurb.com/b/3919291-imagining-learning-2nd-ed -
$1,000 or more
0 supportersListening Session Host Steward: You provide the energy and means for us to create a tour in your community or any other you might so designate. You will be honored through a personal call from one of our Stewards. You will also receive the deluxe hardbound limited edition book; Imagining Learning: The Wisdom of Young People on Education. At 13" X 11", it features more than 20 paintings from the Listening Sessions along with the description the students gave in their painted vision. It can be previewed at: http://www.blurb.com/b/3919291-imagining-learning-2nd-ed.Limited reward: 20 left -
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