Homeland Park Primary School, Anderson, South Carolina

Homeland Park Primary School, Anderson, South Carolina

“If the community isn’t coming into our school, why don’t we take the school into the community? Let’s have a parade!” This was the brainstorm of Christie Payne, Principal of Homeland Park Primary School in Anderson, SC. Christie had learned about Choose2Matter and...
McAllen High School McAllen, Texas, USA

McAllen High School McAllen, Texas, USA

This is a Tweet that changed an entire community, for good. Albert Canales, Principal of McAllen HS in Texas, listened to a conference speaker discuss how #Choose2Matter transformed his school, and was moved to send this Tweet. Teacher Jennifer Rodriguez then...
RM Bacon Elementary School, Millville, New Jersey

RM Bacon Elementary School, Millville, New Jersey

One summer, Dr. Spike Cook watched the You Matter TEDx Talk and knew he had found his theme for the upcoming school year. He played the talk for faculty and shared You Matter cards and some other ideas. Staff member Leigh Simpson upped the stakes, suggesting an...