CHALLENGE SUCCESS
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Mission Statement
Challenge Success partners with school communities to elevate student voice and implement research-based, equity-centered strategies that improve student well-being, belonging, and engagement.
About This Cause
Challenge Success is a non-profit school reform organization affiliated with the Stanford University Graduate School of Education that works to improve K-12 student well-being, engagement, and belonging through our School Program, Research and Surveys, and Workshops. Our unique approach is grounded in research about effective education and healthy child and adolescent development, engages and educates all stakeholders in the school community, and focuses on elevating the voice and perspective of all students. While many organizations address student needs after problems arise, we offer upstream solutions that help to create systems within schools where students are engaged, healthy, and thriving. Our vision is that educational systems value each student for their unique identities, assets, and individual definitions of success and effectively prepare them for the variety of opportunities and challenges they will encounter in school and beyond. Our Equity Commitment: We continuously examine and revise our work and seek to disrupt patterns of inequity to further well-being, belonging, and engagement for each student, especially those for whom identity, culture, or socioeconomic status has resulted in barriers to access and success. We believe: -Change starts with self, including active self-reflection to notice our own implicit biases and recognize how our lived experiences influence our perspectives and decision-making. -All students, families, and communities have assets to build on and sustain. -Centering design on those most marginalized by the current system benefits all students. -Approaches to change must be systemic, context-based, and targeted at policies and practices. Our Key Strengths -Students at the Center: We center the student experience in the change process and engage students as co-designers. -Community Partnership: We partner with all stakeholder groups to redefine student success and focus on well-being, belonging, and engagement with learning. -Data & Research: Our work is grounded in data and research-based practices to support continuous learning and improvement. Our Guiding Principles -We know from our research that well-being, belonging, and engagement are intrinsically connected and are critical for student success. -We recognize that schools have the potential to play a major role in youth mental health by providing a positive, safe, and affirming environment for students. -We seek transformational, systems-level change in schools. -We are committed to continuing our efforts to center equity in our work. -We seek a broader impact on the PK-12 education system beyond our direct work with schools. -We value partnerships and collaborating with like-minded organizations.