How it works

3C works with schools from the initial stages of creative ideas to their implementation, evaluation and revision. Using a design-based process we work to engage students, faculty, families, and community members to build a creativity team for each classroom. We engage in Ideational Speed Dating to generate creative teaching and learning opportunities then we pick ideas, build lessons, gather resources, create a plan, then we make it happen. 3C can help with all phases of the process. When we are done you will have a more connected community surrounding your classrooms and a set of inspirational ideas made up of expertise already present and ready to engage.

Ways to engage

Re-imagine Back to School Night

Back to school nights are an opportunity for families to meet teachers, tour the school and get information about expectations, new initiatives and other efforts the school is making. Back-to-School Nights also represent one of the largest collections of people at one time during the school year. 3-C staff will work with the school to turn your Back-to-School night into an engaging and fun opportunity for teachers and family members to get to know each other while generating creative ideas that can later be planned for and implemented.

Community Building and Creative Curricular Ideas

You know your community well and you have a diverse set of people who want to participate in a creativity lab with 3-C. We facilitate the creativity lab build energy and provide resources for next steps. Your creativity team handles the rest!

Deeper 3C Engagements

We can work with schools to help build the full 3-C experience. We work with the school to build a community asset list consisting of families, local business, other local organizations, and other possible resources. We will then facilitate ISD workshops either in individual classrooms or in larger, whole school settings. We help to build curriculum planning workshops for families and the teacher and we use the network that we are building to gather the resources we need to implement the plan.

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