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HUMAN restoration project

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Inform

Bringing young people, educators, and community members into a human-centered education.

Guide

Giving educators the tools to create progressive spaces that value all learners, building lasting purpose.

Grow

Creating a space to grow and sustain a flourishing reimagination of classrooms across the globe.
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Latest Updates

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We are honored and excited to announce that Human Restoration Project (HRP), in conjunction with Orchard View Schools, Reeths-Puffer Schools, Open Way Learning, and the University of Virginia have been selected for the US Department of Education’s Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant program. This early-phase award allows HRP and its partners to reimagine what school could be through “school within a school” programs in western Michigan public schools.

December 8, 2023
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Michael Weingarth and Nick Covington follow up on their article on the "Science of Learning": "To say that we all figured this out long ago and that new evidence is actually pulling us astray, let's call that out for what it is: That's ideology, not science."

December 6, 2023

We are working with young people, educators, and schools to design engaging communities by...

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creating purposeful, community spaces.

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advocating for social justice.

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eliminating dehumanizing practices.

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building spaces that value us as humans.

Young people deserve amazingly creative classrooms. We support individual educators and teams in creating human-centered systems.

We must not turn our back at the future.

There are many serious threats to our world. We need an education system that humanizes school. Young people need to unlock their full potential, creating a just, equitable society.