Preferred Partner Highlight: Walkabouts

###The Vision ActivEd was founded by Dr. Julian Reed and Matt Ferebee, two fathers with a passion for education and fitness. Julian has dedicated his career to researching the connection between physical activity and learning. The benefits of physical activity in the classroom are overwhelming. **[Research](http://http://info.activedinc…

Preferred Partner Highlight: Peekapak

Co-founders, Ami and Angie, have been best friends for over 20 years. Ami’s dedication to education has led her to teach underprivileged children in Vietnam and India, and pursue her MBA with a focus on international business and entrepreneurship, with educational change in mind. Angie’s passion for writing…

#EveryCentCounts - 24 Hour Contest Pt. II

A Day of Giving To end of a great month of placing funds back into classrooms, we selected 52 lucky teachers to participate in a contest that can earn them up to $500 in additional funding for their students! During our #GivingTuesday contest last year, over $25,000 was raised…

Preferred Partner Spotlight: Vidcode

The Vision The 3 Vidcode founders, Alexendra Diracles, Melissa Halfon and Leandra Tejedor, met in Winter 2014. They were driven by the same vision: to fill the gap in learn-to-code tools between Scratch, for younger students, and Codecademy, which was focused on adults. There were tools available for students already…

PledgeCents Preferred Partner Highlight: StarrMatica

The Vision "I always knew I wanted to be an elementary teacher. I idolized my creative fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Burnett, who inspired my love of writing with outdoor journeys to sit under trees and journal. I was intrigued by my sixth grade teacher, Mr. Campbell, who designed fantastic labs…

Preferred Partner Spotlight: Sutori

The Vision While working in Beijing, Thomas Ketchell grew tired of breathing the dark polluted air that often turns days in the Chinese capital to night. When describing the harsh living conditions that the poor air quality presented, his friends and family often did not believe him. As a history…