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Starting Your Project Heart Journey

Getting started with Project Heart is simple, fast, and free. Whether this is your first year teaching or you’ve been guiding young people your entire career, we’re designed to help you do what you do best.

In Their Own Words

Hear from Educators Like You

Real teachers share what it’s like to bring Project Heart into their classrooms — and what happens when students realize they can change the world.

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Registration takes less than two minutes. Your content is ready and waiting the moment you log in.

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Hit the “Register for Free” button to create your account. It’s simple, fast, and completely free.

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Select your grade level and teaching context so we can surface the most relevant content for you.

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Access curriculum & resources to start empowering your students to become changemakers today.

Unique, Tailored, Never Prescriptive

There is no one-size-fits-all approach here. Project Heart content is designed to meet your students exactly where they are — with age-appropriate lessons, language, and activities at every grade level.

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5 LESSONS | Grades: K-2

Build Big Hearts in Little Learners

Educators tap into students’ innate desire to help others through kindness and giving — using stories, simple activities, and classroom conversations. Every resource helps students identify their time, talents, and treasures.

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5 LESSONS | Grades: 3-5

From Learners
to Leaders

Students begin thinking outside themselves — learning what a philanthropist is, how to write mission statements, and how to map out personal passions. By the end, students are ready to work as a team to make a real-world difference.

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10 LESSONS | Grades: 6-8

Connect Through Community Action

Students connect philanthropy to their everyday lives — creating personal mission statements, setting goals, and collaborating to accomplish a service project. Social connection drives every step of the learning journey.

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10 LESSONS | Grades: 9-12

Prepare Tomorrow’s Changemakers

High schoolers connect philanthropic learning to career goals — identifying action steps, critically evaluating nonprofits, and carrying out a service project with lasting community impact.

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Everything You Need
Is Already Inside

Project Heart is a complete ecosystem — not just a curriculum. From lesson plans to funding support, everything connects to help your students take real action.

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Curriculum

Grades K-12

Complete, grade-appropriate lesson plans for Early Elementary through High School. Each lesson is flexible, discussion-driven, and built to connect students’ passions to real-world change. Use the full curriculum or pick the lessons that fit your goals.

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Project Ideas

Ready-to-adapt service project ideas organized by cause area — animals, environment, education, hunger, and more.

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Activities

Standalone activities and supplemental resources that work alongside the curriculum or on their own — perfect for filling a class period or sparking a conversation.

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Illumination Fund

Apply for up to $500 in grant funding to support your student-led service project. Materials grants and matching grants available.

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What to Expect When You Use Project Heart

When young people learn they are valued, powerful, and impactful individuals who can create positive change, the unexpected happens. Educators report:

Improved mental and emotional health

Increased self-esteem, self-worth, and self-value

Increased awareness of the needs of others

Increased collaboration and teamwork

Improved criticial thinking and problem-solving

“Watching the transformation that occurs through Project Heart is deeply rewarding, often in ways that words struggle to capture. The most significant change I’ve seen is the shift from curiosity to empowerment.”

— Lindy Jones
Project Heart Educator

Get Started Today — It’s Free

Ready to Ignite Philanthropy in Your Classroom?

Join hundreds of educators using Project Heart to turn students into tomorrow’s changemakers. Register for free and get instant access to the complete K–12 curriculum library.

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See Real Impact in Real Classrooms

From classroom transformations to student-led community initiatives, Project Heart creates measurable change in schools across the country. When young people learn they are valued, powerful individuals who can create positive change, the unexpected happens—improved collaboration, enhanced critical thinking, increased empathy, and lasting impact that extends far.