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OK Go
Sandbox

Using music videos to spark curiosity and learning.

AnnMarie, Damian, and teachers
Education / Media

Client / Partner

OK Go

Role

Co-Founder

Year

2017 — Present

Outcome

30+ lesson plans, tens of thousands of educators reached

The Context

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Many educators were using OK Go's award-winning creative music videos in their classrooms, but the band had no offerings specifically for schools and teachers.

What we did

OK Go Sandbox is a multifaceted education initiative built with the band, OK Go. This work has reached tens of thousands of educators and students, and resulted in more than 30 new lesson plans and videos.

In addition to the online offerings, OK Go Sandbox has also created site-specific activations, classroom and conference workshops, and collaborative art projects. "Art Together Now," a 2021 OK Go Sandbox project, created 6 music videos with 15,000 global collaborators (the vast majority of whom were students and educators.)

The Evidence

A page from an OK Go Sandbox lesson plan on creating illusions
AnnMarie and Damian meeting with teachers
OK Go on set filming an OK Go Sandbox video

Dr. Thomas is a font of curiosity and creativity whose array of skills is as broad and inspiring as her network of amazing collaborators. It’s rare to find someone in whom so much energy and optimism is paired with the responsibility and pragmatism it takes to actually get things done.

Damian Kulash

OK Go, Lead Singer and Guitarist

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