Change the World – Sixth grade social studies teacher Matthew Marciano encourages his students at Long Valley Middle School to change the world. Each year students are challenged to think of a way to change the world and they must make good on the promise by the end of the year. The project is based on the movie and novel Pay It Forward. The list of projects ranges from raising awareness about a variety of diseases from cancer to vascular tumors, showing kindness to seniors, the homeless or underprivileged, and honoring heroes including the military.