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Why Community Engagement?

We believe that we must erase the perception that our schools are “somebody else’s responsibility.” It takes more than a village; it takes whole communities to educate our children. We need everyone involved. After all, it isn’t just their tomorrows that are at stake – it’s ours, too.
 
 

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Vision & Mission

Vision & Mission

OUR VISION: OPS recognizes that acting separately is no longer a viable option. We at OPS see a better way. Now is the time for a social movement that holds...
The OPS Plan

The OPS Plan

The OPS program model takes a three-pronged approach:   Brokering, Inspiring, and Disseminating. BROKERING: OPS supports partnerships between public...
OPS Personnel

OPS Personnel

Our team has the various levels of expertise to carry out our mission. The key people include: global/urban educators, documentary film makers, social...
 
 

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Education By Nature is a collaborative education model that enables multiple nonprofit service providers to work with schools in a coordinated way. Nonprofits leverage their programs with other partners in the community to achieve greater impact. Teachers enjoy easy access to standards-based enrichment programs and field trips from multiple service providers through one easy-to-use website.
 
 

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May 24, 2013 4:14 pm
Media Impact Forum: Innovation for the next four years

Media Impact Forum: Innovation for the next four years

OPS Executive Producer Mark Wolf and Executive Director Judy Hall, participated in the January 2013 Media Impact Forum at Stanford University, to expand our knowledge about the challenges and potential of innovation in media and technology to improve society. Participants heard from more than twenty inspiring media groundbreakers, including: writer [...]

May 24, 2013 4:05 pm
Association of Small Foundations (ASF) 2012 Conference

Association of Small Foundations (ASF) 2012 Conference

Association of Small Foundations (ASF) 2012 Conference Small Assets, Big Impact: Leveraging Through Collaboratives   On October 8, 2012, Dr.  Maya Soetoro-Ng, M.A., Ph.D., co-founder of Our Public School (OPS) served as the lead facilitator of the ASF site session, Small Assets, Big Impact: Leveraging Through Collaboratives. This site session departed from [...]

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