Create authentic learning experiences with Canva for Education and EVERFI

We’re excited to announce our partnership with EVERFI(opens in new tab) from Blackbaud, a ready-made digital lesson provider with a mission to equip students with real-world skills. EVERFI courses range from financial literacy, career readiness, to social-emotional learning, and more. Lessons are 100% free and used by over 21,000 schools. Canva for Education(opens in new tab) created an EVERFI template collection(opens in new tab) that makes it even easier for students to engage in creative and authentic learning experiences. This partnership combines meaningful educational content with dynamic visuals to make learning fun and engaging!

Check out the full collection of EVERFI templates(opens in new tab)! Or just search “EVERFI” in Canva!

Here’s an overview on how teachers and students can get started learning real-world skills with Canva and EVERFI:

1. Visit EVERFI(opens in new tab) to explore the courses. You’ll find interactive, game-based lessons at all grade levels designed by experienced educators.
2. EVERFI’s no-cost courses(opens in new tab) are searchable by grade and topic and many are available in both English and Spanish. Themes include: financial education, career readiness, health and wellness, social emotional learning, cultural literacy, digital literacy, STEM, sustainability education, and early academic readiness.
3. Once you’ve found a course you’d like to use with your students, create a free teacher account(opens in new tab), and set up a class or multiple classes.
4. Now for the fun! Encourage students to get started!(opens in new tab) EVERFI lessons come with animated videos and built-in student assessments with automatic reporting to save teachers time.
5. As students engage with EVERFI course materials, scaffold lessons by encouraging students to explore a Canva template that matches the educational content. Once you create your free EVERFI account(opens in new tab), EVERFI templates by Canva can be found on your teacher dashboard. Need more help with EVERFI? Here’s a video(opens in new tab) on how to get started.
6. You can also find the ready-to-use EVERFI templates directly in Canva(opens in new tab). You’ll access charts, posters, reading logs, infographics, student resumes, and collaborative whiteboard activities.

Get inspired with these real-world learning experiences

Here are 10 ways to get started with Canva and EVERFI!

For elementary school:

1. Financial Literacy – evaluate financial decisions with this needs vs. wants(opens in new tab) activity paired with Vault: Understanding Money(opens in new tab)

2. Early Literacy – track your reading activity(opens in new tab) paired with WORD Force – A Literacy Adventure(opens in new tab)

3. SEL – demonstrate empathy with this Kindness Matters poster(opens in new tab) paired with EVERFI’s The Compassion Project(opens in new tab)

For middle school:

4. Digital Literacy – create tips to keep safe online(opens in new tab) paired with Ignition – Digital Wellness and Safety(opens in new tab)

5. STEAM – explore careers in STEAM(opens in new tab) paired with Endeavor(opens in new tab)

6. SEL – consider how to resolve conflicts(opens in new tab) paired with Character Playbook(opens in new tab)

7. Financial Literacy – plan a budget(opens in new tab) for a class celebration paired with FutureSmart(opens in new tab)

For high school:

8. Financial Literacy – start planning for your financial future(opens in new tab) paired with EVERFI – Financial Literacy(opens in new tab)

9. Health and Wellness – prioritize self care(opens in new tab) paired with Understanding Mental Wellness(opens in new tab)

10. Career Readiness – start building your high school resume(opens in new tab) paired with Keys To Your Future(opens in new tab)

See the entire collection of EVERFI templates(opens in new tab) for even more possibilities!

Summary

The Canva for Education(opens in new tab) and EVERFI partnership supports teachers as they engage 21st century learners with real-world knowledge and skills. Canva is loaded with tens of thousands of ready-to-use educational templates and EVERFI is continuously growing their collection of relevant and practical lessons. Together, the educational possibilities are endless!

Canva for Education (opens in new tab)makes it easy to create, collaborate, and communicate visually in the classroom and beyond. It’s 100% free for K-12 districts, schools, teachers, and students. Bring your ideas to life with over 70,000 ready-to-use educational templates from presentations, posters, comic strips, book reports, infographics, newsletters and more.