The Pearson Foundation helps young people continue learning and developing well beyond the classroom.

We’re maintaining two student recognition programs that recognize extraordinary young people making a difference in communities around the world, and working together with leading nonprofit organizations who are doing the same, often by providing locally-managed educational support for young people in innovative ways outside of the school classroom.
 
Much of our work centers on two new student recognition programs we’ve developed and introduced ourselves in recent years. Now entering its third year, the Pearson Prize for Higher Education supports students from U.S colleges and universities who are giving back to their local communities. The Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation similarly supports exemplary young leaders around the globe who are using their ingenuity, passion, and energy to build better lives for themselves and others. 
 
Whenever we can, we also support other exemplary non-profits who provide similar service and support to young people across the globe. In recent years, our efforts have focused on partnerships with organizations including Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program; PeaceJam; and TakingITGlobal, and on supportive relationships with a host of local community organizations as they’ve applied mobile and digital learning approaches to their own practice.