Impacting the next generation, one positive habit at a time
Customized and memorable, NTC brings K-12 educational outreach programs to thousands of schools annually in pursuit of beneficial behavior change and awareness in energy consumption, water resources, environmental impact, financial literacy, personal health and wellness habits, career pathways and more.
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How NTC Works
NTC connects our partners with schools in their community to promote beneficial behaviors, life skills and awareness to students in grades K-12. With operations in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, we empower students, teachers and families to embrace positive change and achieve a brighter future.
We customize community outreach programs to reach the goals that matter to our partnering companies and organizations.
- Customer education
- Brand awareness
- Public relations value
- Corporate social responsibility
Our award-winning educational programs make a memorable impact on school communities by connecting our partners’ beneficial messages into a creative, arts-integrated live or digital event that students and educators experience as a collective school or classroom cohort. Pairing each program with customized educational enrichment materials that are aligned with state and national standards, our programs make a stronger imprint on the students and educators served.
NTC formula
- Memorable performance experience
- Flexible education delivery
- Beneficial behavior change
NTC’s outreach program strategy includes providing a memorable performance experience for a school community to share. This can be a live in-school performance, interactive livestreams or original content videos. Guided by NTC’s professional actor-educators, the 30-40 minute-long events introduce and explore key client messaging through pedagogically sound techniques and entertaining methods.
*STATS REFLECTED ARE FROM THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR
A key component to NTC’s ability to guarantee school enrollment is flexible education delivery. All materials, printed or digital, are aligned to state and national educational standards and can be implemented in class or asynchronously. Educators love the ease of use and value the high-quality of learning within the materials.
*STATS REFLECTED ARE FROM THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR
Creating a positive impact on the students and communities we reach is the primary goal for every NTC program. We track student behavior change & program impact through various quantitative methods like distributing kits with defined savings per kit or handing out personal behavior tools per student at each school. We also track behavior change qualitatively through rigorous survey collection of all participants and pre- and post-tests.
*STATS REFLECTED ARE FROM THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR
Engagement solutions
- Live in-school performances
- Livestream events
- Video production
- Print materials
- Web development
- Gamification
LIVE IN-SCHOOL PERFORMANCES
NTC has effectively educated students through live, all-school assembly performances since 1978. Our customized scripts, performed by two actor-educators, use creative theatre techniques to bring important educational topics to life and connect with students in meaningful ways. Our shows typically focus on four educational points, taught and demonstrated throughout each performance, that are aligned with state and national standards. Performative teaching techniques like call-and-response, student volunteers, moving through the audience and the use of physical props support the educational concepts of each event. NTC programs connect with all kinds of learners, through a variety of teaching styles, to ensure a meaningful experience for each student.
LIVESTREAM EVENTS
NTC’s Livestream Learning Studio delivers your messaging directly into schools through our user-friendly digital platform. Our diverse cast of dynamic hosts interact directly with each participating classroom and answer students’ questions live from our home studio in Minneapolis. NTC’s virtual programs engage students with academic content through storytelling, humor and creative activities. Livestream programs stream directly into classrooms with no additional equipment or software required and are a great tool to focus your program on specific grade-levels.
VIDEO PRODUCTION
NTC’s video production services combine our story-based learning approach and creative storytelling techniques with digital technology to create unique classroom teaching tools. Educational videos capture students’ attention while supporting easy access and implementation for educators. Our turnkey services include script development, casting, filming, editing and all post-production tasks. Many of our videos are made to reinforce learning in the classroom, but we also create: How-to videos, animated videos, on-boarding videos, installation videos for various kit incentive components, social media and digital marketing videos, and teacher training videos.
PRINT MATERIALS
NTC’s sponsor-branded print materials align with our livestream events, in-school programs or as standalone educational pieces. Based on educator feedback we know that our printed materials are sent home with students 92% of the time, directly connecting clients to families in their community. Livestream events and in-school programs may include a comprehensive print package, which can also be delivered digitally. An NTC print package can include student playbooks with activities, homework assignments, project-based lessons, parent-teacher handbooks, custom graphic novels or even original chapter novels.
WEB DEVELOPMENT
NTC’s award-winning websites, apps, client portals and other digital assets boost visibility and help connect with key audiences. Appealing, easy-to-use digital offerings compatible across numerous platforms are imperative in attracting and engaging customers. NTC provides clients with the digital tools they need. Web development is an important educational extension of our programs, impacting students and educators in schools as well as our sponsors’ residential customers at home. We also develop assets that include customized games, e-books, classroom lessons, videos, animation and project-based activities.
GAMIFICATION
NTC creates educational and interactive digital games and activities that run on smartphones, tablets, computers, classroom whiteboards and other digital platforms for use in the classroom and at home. The activities include ready-made lessons which educators can customize to best suit their classroom needs. All games and e-books can be integrated into existing client web pages and digital platforms.