What is Prisms

The Paladin Community

Prisms Paladins are Lighthouse educational leaders who embody an unwavering passion for unlocking human potential and a new chapter for STEM education reform, because they believe our current methods are not serving what students need to fall in love with learning, and commit their lives to solving difficult, important problems that our world needs the next generation of thinkers and entrepreneurs to solve. Prisms Paladins understand that this is not a technological fight, but a pedagogical one. It is our collective mission to bridge the gaps in STEM education and help each of our students build lifelong identities in the mathematical sciences whether they choose to become an engineer or scientist, or to advocate for human first applications of the frameworks of math and science.

The Prisms Paladins Community

See what Paladins have to say

“I see being a Prisms Paladin as a proclaimer of what math was always supposed to be. It would be my hope to open the eyes of teachers I coach to teach math to be able to solve those [real-world] problems. Teach area and perimeter by talking about fencing and the inside of a yard you are fencing. Talk about surface area by taking about packaging items to be more eco friendly- Learning about quadratics is boring but mix in drones dropping those packages you just boxed up and now kids are all over those lessons. THIS is what we should be doing. Not just drill and kill lessons.”

Yajaira ‘Doc’ Brown

Coachella Valley High School. k12 Instructional Coach

“Albert Einstein believes that learning should be an experience, everything else is just information. I wholeheartedly agree. Prisms examplifies the pedagogical innovations we need to enable this kind of spatial and experiential learning for our students.”

Hao Zhai

International School of Tianjin, Technology Director

“I use Prisms in my biology class to engage students in new phenomena, to build foundations for complex concepts, and to provide students with equitable experiences in science to make science stick. Giving students the opportunity to grasp difficult concepts through kinesthetic learning has created a unique learning space. Students who don't normally speak out have a space to experience science on their own and at their own pace. Every student leaves my classroom with an experience we can use to make connections and look back on. “

Cassandra DeBottis

Kingwood Park High School, Humble ISD, Science Teacher

“Prisms can help to bridge gaps in education between race, gender and socioeconomic status. It enhances the overall student engagement in this technical digital age and it provides multiple instances of experiential learning...My impact goes far beyond just the four walls of my classroom but rather across a nation of students who are in need of engaging and beneficial experiential learning.”

Nathaniel Jean

Dunbar High School, DCPS, Math Teacher

Applications are currently closed and will re-open in 2025. Interested?