OPEN WAY LEARNING / WNC RESILIENCE PROJECT
WNCRP involvement across Western North Carolina
Explore participation records, local Change Ideas, funding, and partner work across Western North Carolina.
Regional and other ideas without a county assignment
Sources include WNCRP event participation records, the Change Ideas & Learning Bank, the Learning Lab pipeline, and RootED in WNC. Land of Sky P20 Council Educational Ambassadors provides the Fall 2026 cohort affiliations.
Stories and Bright Spots from Western North Carolina
Many of these stories grew out of Open Way Learning’s partnership with Education Reimagined and the broader WNC Resilience Project coalition. They share what students, educators, and community partners are learning as they build more learner-centered schools and communities.
EdNC
- Student-led recovery and real-world learning after Helene
- WNC Resilience Project brings educators and leaders together
- Student voices help shape post-Helene recovery efforts
- Helene showed us what students are capable of. Will schools build on it?
- What’s working: Early insights from the WNC Resilience Project
Getting Smart
Open Way Learning Blog
- Bright Spots: Belonging
- Bright Spots: Community Partnerships
- Spring 2026 Updates and Opportunities · Microgrants in Action
- What WNC Students Say Has Changed Since Hurricane Helene
- 2026 Summer Convening: What We Learned
- What Helps Students Thrive? Five Conditions WNC Educators Say Matter