Renbrook Welcomes Nirvan Mullick on Oct. 26th

“For three years, Renbrook has taken part in the Global Cardboard Challenge. The benefits of participating in this activity are many. Children develop confidence and resourcefulness as they learn from others, they learn to think with their hands, and they learn persistence-they don’t give up easily. Witnessing the joy, excitement, and camaraderie as the children create their cardboard structures is thrilling. We are beyond excited to welcome the man who started it all, Nirvan Mullick, to our campus on October 26th and we are grateful to Berkshire Bank for funding the first of a 3-year Maker Forum. Beginning this year and for the next two, Renbrook will host a leader in the maker movement,” says Betsy Flynn, Lower School Learning Specialist at Renbrook School.

 

Nirvan’s short film Caine’s Arcade became a viral phenomenon in 2012, receiving over 10 million views, and raising a $240,000 Scholarship fund for a 9-year- old boy. Building on this momentum, Nirvan founded Imagination.org to foster creativity and entrepreneurship in kids worldwide. Since 2012, Imagination.org’s Global Cardboard Challenge has engaged over 750,000 kids in 80 countries in creative play and was named a Champion of the Ashoka/Lego Foundation ReImagine Learning Challenge. With over 150 Imagination Chapters in 20 countries, the impact continues to grow.

 

Nirvan serves on the boards of Imagination.org and CicLAvia.org, and has received the Dan Eldon Creative Activist Award and the Innovation in Action Award. Nirvan directed the UN Foundation’s #EarthToParis COP21 Climate campaign, as well as a UN campaign to address the global humanitarian crisis facing refugees, and is currently working on multiple film projects. He serves on the boards of Imagination.org and CicLAvia.org.

 

Nirvan speaks to educators and entrepreneurs around the world about the critical need to foster creativity, the power of storytelling, and the potential of every moment to have an impact.

 

Find @nirvan on twitter or more info at nirvan.com