:One Stone (nonprofit)
{{Short description|Non-profit organization for student leadership}}
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| formation = {{start date and age|2008}}
| founder = Teresa Poppen, Joel Poppen
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| status = 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
| purpose = Forging an army of good for good
| headquarters = Boise, Idaho, United States
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| leader_title = Chairperson
| leader_name = Nora Smart
| leader_title2 = Executive Director
| leader_name2 = Celeste Bolin
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| board_of_directors = For current directors see [https://onestone.org/board here]
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| subsidiaries = {{hidden | List of subsidiaries | Two Birds
Solution Lab
Project Good
One Stone Lab51}}
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| employees = 27
| employees_year = 2019
| volunteers = 200
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| students = 130
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}}One Stone is a nonprofit organization that promotes student voice and student leadership based in Boise, Idaho. Their stated mission is "Making students better leaders and the world a better place."{{Cite web|url=https://onestone.org/|title=One Stone|website=One Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-09}} They use the design thinking approach, pioneered at Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, throughout their organization.
History
Teresa and Joel Poppen founded One Stone in 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://onestone.org/about|title=About|website=One Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-11}} In 2015, One Stone received part of a $24.5 million dollar grant from the J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jkaf.org/news/albertson-family-foundation-awards-24-5m-in-2015/|title=Albertson Family Foundation awards $24.5M in 2015|date=2015-12-29|website=J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-11}} The following year, One Stone received an additional $2.1 million of a $32 million total grant from the foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jkaf.org/news/j-a-kathryn-albertson-family-foundation-awards-32m-in-2016/|title=J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation awards $32M in 2016|date=2016-12-29|website=J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article81680802.html|title=Welcome to Boise's 'unschool,' where the teens are in charge (sort of)|last=Green|first=Kyle|website=idahostatesman|language=en|access-date=2019-05-11}}
Overview
Two-thirds of One Stone's board of directors are students as mandated by the organization's bylaws.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/04/rise-voice-of-a-new-generation/|title=Rise: Voice of a New Generation|last=Kulaas|first=Adam|date=2019-04-12|website=Getting Smart|access-date=2019-05-11}}
= Two Birds =
Two Birds is a student-led and operated creative design and marketing agency. Past clients include Albertsons,{{Cite web|url=https://onestone.org/two-birds-projects-1/albertsons-tv-spot|title=Albertsons TV Spot|website=One Stone|date=7 May 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-10}} The Cabin, HQPBL, WASHTO, and various internal One Stone projects. Students in the Two Birds program work with clients using the design thinking process to develop logos, marketing strategies, websites, and other ventures.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanderark/2019/01/04/good-enough-helping-young-people-develop-a-picture-of-good-work/|title=Good Enough? Helping Young People Develop A Picture Of Good Work|last=Vander Ark|first=Tom|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}} In 2018, Two Birds acquired Jason Sievers as Creative Director from advertising agency DaviesMoore.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idahoadagencies.com/2018/03/30/musical-chairs/|title=Musical chairs|last=Brian|date=2018-03-30|website=Idaho Ad Agencies|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-11}}
= Project Good =
Project Good is a community service program at One Stone that uses the design thinking process.
= Hatch =
Hatch is a business incubator for student developed businesses.
= Lab School =
One Stone operates an independent high school consisting of roughly 125 students in the four-year program as of the fall of 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://education-reimagined.org/map/one-stone/|title=One Stone|website=Education Reimagined|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-11}} The first class started in the fall of 2016 and graduated in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article81680802.html|title=Welcome to Boise's 'unschool,' where the teens are in charge (sort of)|last=Green|first=Kyle|website=idahostatesman|language=en|access-date=2019-05-11}} For its first six years, the school charged no tuition. With the Albertson grant sunsetting, the school decided to begin charging tuition on a sliding scale based on each family’s ability to pay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the74million.org/article/innovative-high-schools-one-stone/|title=Meaningful Big Things at One Stone|website=The 74|date=13 July 2023 |language=en-US|access-date=2024-07-06}} The program is different from traditional school, as it has no grades, opting for a portfolio and narrative transcript evaluation instead.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article81678157.html|title=What will the One Stone school be like?|last=Harding|first=Hayley|website=idahostatesman|language=en|access-date=2019-05-11}} Instead of teachers, the school has coaches, which support student-driven learning. In the spring of 2019, One Stone had 17 coaches, with 7 master's degrees and 4 doctoral degrees between them.{{Cite web|url=https://education-reimagined.org/map/one-stone/|title=One Stone|website=Education Reimagined|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-11}}
During the college application process in Spring 2023, One Stone students were accepted into 83.8% of colleges applied to. Across the 37 students of the class of 2023, graduates earned $2 million in projected four-year merit scholarships.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-21 |title=‘Meaningful, Big Things’ at One Stone, the Student-Led High School of Invention |url=https://www.idahoednews.org/news/meaningful-big-things-at-one-stone-the-student-led-high-school-of-invention/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Idaho Education News |language=en-US}}
In the media
In 2019, One Stone was featured in a documentary by filmmaker Jon Long, called Rise: Voice of a New Generation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/at-rise-documentary-screening-one-stone-teens-talk-student-led-education/Content?oid=17917993|title=At 'Rise' Documentary Screening, One Stone Teens Talk Student-Led Education|last=Nelson|first=Lex|website=Boise Weekly|language=en|access-date=2019-05-09}} Long has produced documentaries for Disney, PBS, and National Geographic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kivitv.com/news/one-stone-documentary-profiles-boise-school|title=One Stone documentary profiles Boise school|date=2019-04-03|website=KIVI|language=en|access-date=2019-05-09}}