We help students change their school, from gross lunch and broken bathrooms to schoolwide policy change.
We help students fix their school, from gross lunch to schoolwide policy change.
mission
Gross lunch, a teacher who won't budge, a phone policy that makes no sense... you live with it every day. Most of it is fixable if you know who to ask, what to say, and when to say it.
That's what we teach. Everything we make is free, built with students, and aimed at one thing: your school, actually better by the time you leave it.
programs
Pick whichever one fits where you are right now.
Free step-by-step guides for one specific problem. Type in whatever sucks and we'll point you at the right one.
the rules 🤬
other ppl 🙄
the food 🤮
We meet in person and work through what's wrong, who can change it, and how. Expect games, group discussion, and mentors who are there specifically to help you get things done.
A paid fellowship for students who want to lead: run a club at your school, mentor people through their own problems, and leave the place better than you found it.
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about
Doorstop Education is a California nonprofit that helps students build self-advocacy and civics skills: not as a class, but by fixing something real at school. If you want Sessions at your school, want to hear when Fellows opens, or just want to talk, we read everything.
built with help from 100s of students at Doorstop Education