For students

You found OneSimpleThing.org. Now bring it to your school.

One Simple Thing started with a question asked on college campuses. Now it's spreading to high schools — student by student. Here's how you can be the one who brings it to yours.

Set my intention first Download the teacher one-pager

This page is for you if…

You heard about One Simple Thing from a friend, a class, or online — and you want to bring it to your own school

You want to start or join a chapter at your high school

You want to share it with a teacher or advisor who could make it happen

You want your school on the national map

How to bring it to your school

Set your own intention first

Go to onesimplething.org and choose your thing. It takes five minutes. You'll get a confirmation and your dot will appear on the national map. You can't share what you haven't tried.

Find a teacher or advisor

Think about a teacher who cares about the environment, science, English, or social issues — or an advisor for an existing club. You don't need a perfect fit. You need someone curious.

Share the one-pager

Download the teacher one-pager below. It explains the program in one page — what it is, what it asks of students, and what the school gets. Print it or email it. That's your pitch.

Offer to help run it

Teachers are busy. If you offer to help organize the activity — setting up the QR code, reminding classmates, tracking who's signed up — you make it easy to say yes.

Talking points for your teacher

Not sure what to say? Here are five things that tend to land well.

It takes five minutes of class time — not a whole unit.

It's completely free. No account, no cost, no data sold.

Students choose their own thing — there are no wrong answers.

Our school gets its own QR code and a live counter showing how many students have set their intention.

There's a full ten-module curriculum available if you want to go deeper — but you don't have to.

The teacher one-pager

One page. Everything a teacher needs to decide. Print it, email it, or leave it on a desk.

Free. No account required.

Download the one-pager (PDF)

Want to be a student chapter leader?

If your school starts a chapter, you can apply to be a student leader — the person who helps run the activity, recruits classmates, and keeps the chapter growing. Visit the Start a Chapter page to learn more and apply.