Combating High Drop-Out Rates

Crazy Horse School
*USA* Year 2012

In 2012, 19-year-old Wakan, Amber and Brandi of Crazy Horse School found that students feel disengaged at school, turn to alcohol or drugs, and drop out. They designed interesting activities to motivate younger students and help them connect with each other through play, and organised a parent night to raise awareness and get their support.

  • From Students to Authors

  • Easy Vidya: Kits for Easy Learning

  • Bibliophily: Encouraging Reading

  • Making Learning Fun

  • Bringing in the Arts

  • Reading Rainbow: The Making of a Library

  • Affirmative Discipline Replaces Corporal Punishment

  • 3D Charts for Visually Challenged Students

  • Combating High Drop-Out Rates

  • Minecraft Game Transforms History Lessons

  • Discovering Teaching-Learning Materials from Waste

  • Book Anywhere: Making a Mobile Library

  • Creating a Science Park from Waste