What Would You Build If Nothing Could Stop You?
A love letter to the educators who are ready to reimagine what school feels like.
“You’ve been building toward this moment.”
— Evin Schwartz, Founder and Chief Curiosity Officer at Thinkering
If you’re here, you already believe that learning can be different.
More human. More connected. More alive.
You’ve seen the spark in a student’s eyes when something clicks—not because of a curriculum, but because of a moment of curiosity, care, or creative freedom.
But too often, the system doesn’t give us space to act on our best ideas.
We get buried under bureaucracy. Undervalued. Isolated.
We built Thinkering Collective for you.
This is your invitation to join a community where your boldest, most human-centered ideas are seen, supported, and scaled.
Who We Are
We’re not a program.
We’re not a PD series.
We’re not another well-meaning initiative that ends in a Google Doc.
Thinkering Collective is the world’s first nonprofit idea-to-impact incubator for educators.
We exist to help educators bring their dream learning projects to life—with everything it takes to make them real:
→ Mentorship
→ Storytelling
→ Funding support
→ Creative strategy
→ Research and prototyping
→ AI-powered tools
→ A global network of allies
We help you Thinker it into being.
The Thinkering Fellowship
The core of our work is the Thinkering Fellowship—a 10-week sprint where educators go from idea to launched capstone project, supported every step of the way.
Fellows have built:
Trauma-informed outdoor classrooms
Student-run media studios
Oral history labs
STEM Safari camps
AI tutoring pilot programs
And dozens more real-world, community-rooted innovations
“You’re not just building something. You’re becoming someone who builds things.”
— Garrett Wilhelm, Possibility Architect at Thinkering
Mentorship That Sees You
We pair Fellows with mentors who see you not as a role, but as a human—with fire in your belly and something worth building.
As our Mentorship Imaginator Noa Daniel puts it:
“Mentorship isn’t about giving advice. It’s about holding space for what’s possible—and helping you remember who you are.”
We build that into everything—from weekly coaching to partner feedback sessions to how we celebrate your work publicly. This isn’t a course. It’s a collaboration.
Media That Moves the World
Through Thinkering Media, we share your journey across YouTube, Substack, podcast platforms, and social channels.
We don’t just document your story—we amplify it.
Because when the world hears what educators are building, it opens doors:
Funding
Partnerships
Visibility
Replication
You shouldn’t have to pitch yourself to prove you matter. We help you lead with impact—and let the story tell itself.
“This isn’t about ego or exposure. It’s about connecting the dots between who you are and how you teach - with your why.”
— Jim McGuire, Ecosystem Orchestrator | Thinkering Minds Podcast Host
What Would You Build?
This is your turning point.
That napkin sketch. That sticky note on your desk. That impossible idea that won’t go away.
If someone finally said:
“Yes. We believe in you. Let’s make it happen.”
What would you build?
Now’s the time.
This is the place.
We are your people.
Join the Fellowship. Lead the Future.
✅ Apply or Nominate a Fellow: This is YOUR invitation! Click the Link below!
You’ve Been Building Toward This Moment
For every educator who’s ever stayed up late wondering how to make a real difference, this is for you.
💖 Fuel the Fellowship and fund the future:
givebutter.com/thinkeringcollective
We built this with you in mind.
You’ve been waiting for someone to say yes.
Here’s your yes.
Let’s Thinker together.
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With love,
The Thinkering Collective Team
