BUILDING YOUR PROGRAM
These ideas are designed to demonstrate how to get started with Renaissance and also find new ideas to refresh or enhance the “Renaissance magic” of existing programs. These are proven ways to get approval and buy-in for a Renaissance program, as well as the how to’s of branding, marketing, and fundraising for Renaissance within the school and the community.
Raise funds for your renaissance program and create community involvement simultaneously. School type: K-12 Activity goal: Raise funds and build community involvement Submitted by: Tara Campbell
Invite your incoming 8th graders (or highest level grade) to a special workshop designed to help them be good leaders as they begin their final year […]
Raise money, visibility and give your staffulty a perk, too! One school raised close to $500! School type: K-12 Activity goal: Create visibility for the Renaissance […]
One of the most successful fundraising ideas we’ve seen. Some schools have made between $3,000-$6,000 over Halloween. School type: High School Activity goal: Fundraising Submitted by: […]
It’s not always easy to know where to start, but educators have been using Renaissance ideals for decades. The following are some great tips to keep […]
As you get your Renaissance Card program started, you will need to have some great prizes to reward the students who are doing the right thing […]
As you develop your Renaissance program, you will want to engage more staffulty, as well as community members. Here is a program that tends to be […]
A good early step in starting Renaissance at your school is to form a Renaissance Committee. School type: K-12 Activity goal: Create a committee for Renaissance […]
Introduce students to a typical Renaissance event at the beginning of the year with this easy event that can be scaled to accommodate the entire school. […]
Challenge a few “celebrity” contestants to a round of “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader” for little or no cost while charging admission at the […]