About the Solutionary School
Our mission is to engage with communities of all ages to create social change.
How do we achieve this?
Through conversation, education, imagination, and play, we work with educators, activists, community organizations, parents, and youth to create a more just and compassionate world for people, animals, and the environment.
How do we achieve this?
Through conversation, education, imagination, and play, we work with educators, activists, community organizations, parents, and youth to create a more just and compassionate world for people, animals, and the environment.
- We meet individuals where they are in their journey and focus on both inner and outer change.
- We cultivate safe spaces and use critical thinking to have real conversations about social justice issues.
- We work together and discuss creative strategies of how we can make the most change in the world.
- Most importantly, we use play and curiosity to inspire our youngest friends to make compassionate choices and cultivate a lifelong love for all that call our living world home.
Is this your first time visiting the Solutionary School?
Take a Tour!
The Solutionary School is always open!
Come on in! We're sure you'll find something that interests you, here at The Solutionary School.
First stop, the Classroom! Grab your pencils and your paper and take a seat. Our conversation style courses are designed for teens through adults and offer both group and one-on-one experiences. After you're done having a look around the classroom and picking out the courses, you can't miss the Art Room! This creative space offers a place to have creative conversations about how we can change the world!
Further down the hall you'll find the Library. Don't forget to check out a book. Remember, there are no late fees! Yay!
Next stop is the Teacher's Lounge. Here you will find free downloadable resources to inspire change. We hope you enjoy them! After you've gathered your materials, it's time to visit the Playground. See how we use play to teach our youngest how to make compassionate choices with people, animals, and the Earth in mind. Perhaps you want to play too!
If you go past the swing set, you'll find our Community Garden! Wander through the garden to see what we are growing! Maybe it will inspire you to start your very own garden too!
Before you go, flick through our Notebook to see what we are working on!
First stop, the Classroom! Grab your pencils and your paper and take a seat. Our conversation style courses are designed for teens through adults and offer both group and one-on-one experiences. After you're done having a look around the classroom and picking out the courses, you can't miss the Art Room! This creative space offers a place to have creative conversations about how we can change the world!
Further down the hall you'll find the Library. Don't forget to check out a book. Remember, there are no late fees! Yay!
Next stop is the Teacher's Lounge. Here you will find free downloadable resources to inspire change. We hope you enjoy them! After you've gathered your materials, it's time to visit the Playground. See how we use play to teach our youngest how to make compassionate choices with people, animals, and the Earth in mind. Perhaps you want to play too!
If you go past the swing set, you'll find our Community Garden! Wander through the garden to see what we are growing! Maybe it will inspire you to start your very own garden too!
Before you go, flick through our Notebook to see what we are working on!
Julie from Massachusetts asks...
"Why are you called the Solutionary School?"
Great question, Julie!
Our school is founded on the pursuit of justice for people, animals, and the environment. We wondered, was there a word big enough that described this mission? The answer was yes. Yes, there was!
Our school is founded on the pursuit of justice for people, animals, and the environment. We wondered, was there a word big enough that described this mission? The answer was yes. Yes, there was!
Solutionary
so·lu·tion·ary
plural: Solutionaries
noun: a person who is able to identify inhumane and unsustainable systems and then develop solutions that are healthy and just for people, animals, and the environment.
adjective: pertaining to or characterized by solving problems in a strategic, comprehensive manner that strives not to harm one group while helping another.
"Solutionaries are motivated by compassion and justice and driven to cultivate their creative-, critical-, strategic- and systems-thinking skills in order to address the underlying causes of entrenched and interconnected problems. Solutionaries strive not to harm one group while helping another, including other people, animals, or the environment."
Defined by Zoe Weil, Co-founder of The Institute for Humane Education
plural: Solutionaries
noun: a person who is able to identify inhumane and unsustainable systems and then develop solutions that are healthy and just for people, animals, and the environment.
adjective: pertaining to or characterized by solving problems in a strategic, comprehensive manner that strives not to harm one group while helping another.
"Solutionaries are motivated by compassion and justice and driven to cultivate their creative-, critical-, strategic- and systems-thinking skills in order to address the underlying causes of entrenched and interconnected problems. Solutionaries strive not to harm one group while helping another, including other people, animals, or the environment."
Defined by Zoe Weil, Co-founder of The Institute for Humane Education
Inspired by this philosophy, we knew this transformative word was exactly what we had been looking for. Thus, we became, "The Solutionary School."
Flick through our notebook to see what we are working on!
The Solutionary School is a social business designed to create change in communities. If you'd like to help support The Solutionary School, please click on the "Donate" button below. Your contribution will go towards the creation of future programs and downloadable resources.
