ABOUT OUR COLLECTION OF STORIES
Visitors, teachers, students, and MY HERO staff publish all kinds of stories, from inspirational essays about a close friend, to important global issues.

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Ai-Jen Poo by Robert Shetterly

Ai Jen Poo advocates for these values:ensuring we can take of ourselves, our families, our communities and future generations to come.

Jacques Cousteau

Not only did Cousteau show us the beauty we have yet to explore in our own oceans, but the importance of nature in general

ABOUT THE DIGITAL ART GALLERY

Our gallery features art in the theme of heroism. All artworks in our commercial free, age-appropriate Gallery are contributed by professional and student artists as well as curated from art institutions around the world.

MY HERO Project seeks unique works of art by professional and student artists that celebrate the lives and courageous acts of heroes who work to promote change by positively affecting others and their communities.

Completed artwork should reflect thoughtful ideas to show how the selected hero demonstrates heroic action and creates positive social change.

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Explore our rich online multimedia library

STORIES myhero.com/Stories

Our online archive hosts over 50,000 Hero Essays celebrating local and global heroes. Students share their vision of heroism here.

ART myhero.com/Art

Our online gallery features over 3000 works of art to get your class thinking about what makes a hero.

FILMS myhero.com/Films

Our online screening room hosts over 2500 short films made by professionals and students from around the world.

VIRTUAL REALITY myhero.com/VR

Featured winners and finalists from the MY HERO Immersive Storytelling contest sponsored by Oculus.

AUDIO myhero.com/Audio

Listen to music, stories, spoken word and poetry celebrating heroes from around the world and read the text along with the narrator.

HEROES IN THE NEWS myhero.com/Newswire

Explore current events with an emphasis on heroism...selections from AP, Christian Science Monitor and MY HERO.

CALENDAR myhero.com/Calendar

365 DAYS OF HEROES - The MY HERO calendar notes hero birthdays, UN International Days and other special events bringing together curated multimedia content from our archive.

GUESTBOOK myhero.com/Guestbook

A quick way to honor a HERO - mobile friendly - post a photo and a short tribute!

USING MY HERO IN THE CLASSROOM

EDUCATOR ACCOUNTS myhero.com/Register

MY HERO is used by a community of more than 35,000 registered educators worldwide. By registering as a teacher on MY HERO, you will be given special tools to organize your students’ work as well as thematic content on MY HERO. You can also connect with teachers around the world taking part in the project by placing yourself on the community map.

STUDENT ACCOUNTS myhero.com/Register

Students are invited to become reporters sharing their hero stories using our online tools. Students can add to their digital portfolio of inspiration year after year.

LESSON PLANS, RESOURCES AND TUTORIALS myhero.com/Resources

Teachers of language arts, social studies, environmental ed., ESL, visual arts, and media have contributed standards aligned lesson plans for using MY HERO in the classroom. Downloadable flyers and tutorials help you use MY HERO’s online digital storytelling tools.

MEDIA ARTS EDUCATION myhero.com/MediaArts

Resources to help your students making inspiring short films.

FORUM myhero.com/Forum

“How Should We Choose Our Heroes?” This topic is a great starting point for exploring the theme of heroism.

LIBRARY myhero.com/Library

A virtual collection of thousands of books about heroes whose stories have been featured on the MY HERO website.

LEARNING CIRCLES myhero.com/LearningCircles

This MY HERO-iEARN partnership brings together classes from around the globe.

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