About One Clip

empowering students
to become stewards

Inspired by the Paper Clips Project, One Clip at a Time helps students transform empathy into action. Building on the extraordinary story that began in Whitwell, Tennessee, our interactive, service-learning curriculum β€” centered on the award-winning documentary Paper Clips β€” engages students across North America in exploring the history and lessons of the Holocaust, then connecting those lessons to issues in their own schools and communities. Through this work, students foster understanding, inclusion, and leadership, and learn that small actions, multiplied by many, can change the world.

Each summer, One Clip offers free professional development institutes for educators, equipping them to bring this program to life in their classrooms.

what we believe

Education is more than knowledge. It is a call to action. We believe every student has the power to make a difference and that understanding diverse cultures and perspectives is essential to building a more compassionate world.

what students learn
  • Identify and address real community needs
  • Develop and implement concrete action plans
  • Extend learning beyond the classroom
  • Practice empathy, activism, and lifelong civic responsibility

Together, we are creating a generation of young philanthropists, changemakers, and leaders who carry forward the lessons of belonging, compassion, and service, one clip at a time.