The time is now
Educational change is not a distant idea. It is happening wherever people choose to act.
Schools have access to more knowledge, tools and possibilities for connection than at any other point in history. Yet meaningful change does not happen simply because new resources exist.
It happens when learners are heard, educators are trusted, communities work together and ideas are translated into practice. It grows when people can see that others are already moving—and realize they do not have to begin alone.
A simple question with many answers
What are you changing—and what could others learn from it?
Change does not need to be enormous to matter. A redesigned lesson, a new relationship, a different use of time or a more meaningful role for learners can become the beginning of something much larger.
What change can look like
There is no single model for the future of education.
We are looking for practices that respond meaningfully to learners, contexts and the world around them.
Learner agency
Students making meaningful choices, asking questions, creating and taking responsibility for learning.
Human relationships
Practices that strengthen belonging, wellbeing, dignity, trust and connection within learning communities.
Relevant learning
Curricula and experiences connected to real questions, contemporary challenges and life beyond school.
New structures
Different uses of time, space, assessment, progression or educator roles that better support learning.
Responsible technology
Thoughtful uses of digital tools and AI that extend human capacity without diminishing human purpose.
Community connection
Learning that crosses institutional boundaries and engages families, organizations and local expertise.
Change at every scale
Start where you are.
Change may begin with one educator, become part of a school’s culture or grow through collaboration across a whole community. Each scale matters—and each can influence the next.
In a learning experience
A new question, task, relationship, resource or role for learners.
Across a school
A shared practice, structure or commitment that changes how the community learns.
Between organizations
A collaboration that connects knowledge, people and possibilities across contexts.
Within a wider system
An idea that influences policy, networks, public understanding or the conditions for change.
How change travels
Make it visible. Make it useful. Make it shared.
24h for Change helps local experience become part of a wider movement.
Notice
Recognize a need, possibility or practice worth developing.
Act
Try something concrete within a real learning context.
Reflect
Listen to learners and examine what the experience reveals.
Share
Make the story, process and lessons visible to others.
Connect
Invite adaptation, collaboration and new possibilities.
Our role
A platform for connection—not a prescription for change.
24h for Change in Education does not promote one universal answer. Change must remain responsive to culture, community, learners and context.
Our role is to amplify voices, document real practice, connect people who can learn from one another and create a freely accessible record of educational possibility.
See how the 2026 global event worksChoose your way to participate
There is more than one way to contribute.
Whether you have an established initiative or the beginning of an idea, your perspective can strengthen the global conversation.
Submit a change project
Tell us about a practice, initiative, lesson or model that could inspire educators elsewhere.
Submit your projectJoin a 2026 regional segment
Bring learner voices, facilitate a conversation, share local experience or help connect your region.
Express your interestDevelop an idea with others
Open a question or emerging project to perspectives, resources and partners from different contexts.
Propose a collaborationInvite your community
Help students, families, colleagues and organizations join the live global dialogue on November 20.
Explore the eventChange already made visible
Explore what others have shared.
The 2025 video map and Atlas bring together projects, conversations and ideas from across the global relay. They are both an archive and an invitation to imagine what could come next.
November 20, 2026
Let your local change become part of a global story.
Join educators, learners, schools and communities around the world at 10:00 a.m. local time for 24h for Change in Education.