Imagine more sustainable water and power.
Now have fun making these dreams reality.
Magenta House is a civic engagement program that challenges middle-school students to invent water- and power-saving projects—and gives them the tools for success.
It makes sustainability matter.
The curriculum focuses on water and power, and combines learning with civic engagement.
It’s a science fair—where you care.
It offers a hands-on accelerator program and culminates in a science-fair-like Expo.
It’s got a funny name.
The Magenta House name was born during a meeting. Returning from a walk, the team was asked about the most inspiring thing they saw.
They all said, “that brightly painted magenta house.”
Ever since, we took Magenta House as a name and aimed for it to signal the most inspiring improvements anyone can make for water and power sustainability.
It’s how teachers become favorite teachers.
The goal is project-based learning for sustainability. Student teams work toward a future that’s water-wise and power-conscious.
It’s a curricular framework and resource for in-class or after-school.
Magenta House focuses science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math to guide student inquiry, discussion, and problem-solving with entrepreneurship.
Magenta House includes a virtual, full-range project Accelerator operating over the spring term to help all students from a diverse range of schools prepare competitive projects and an end-of-term Expo showcase to celebrate their work.
We turn students into changemakers
The Accelerator provides project development tools and curricular resources, a brainstorming event with legendary pros, a project tracker, training, project pitch skills, and stipends.
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We showcase student work
The Expo is like a science fair with judges, awards, prizes, and celebration. Student projects are shared with family, community and fellow students and teachers.
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Student projects have included an innovative worm-composting system, water-friendly designs for shoes, podcasts, and even a guidebook for creating water-friendly landscaping.
Applications for the 2023/24 season are now closed
“Working with Magenta House on a real-world, future-facing solution that empowers students to grapple with the greatest challenge facing humanity exemplifies learning at its core.”
— Eric Wilson, PhD, 7th grade instructor