Clean Air and Learning Mississippi (C.A.L.M.)

Our Mission

Every student deserves to learn in a healthy environment. Poor indoor air quality impacts student health, concentration, and academic success. Through education, advocacy, and practical solutions, C.A.L.M. aims to equip schools with resources to improve classroom air quality to ensure that Mississippi’s students and teachers can breathe easier every day.

Our Story

C.A.L.M. (Clean Air and Learning Mississippi) began as a student-led initiative with a simple but powerful goal: to make indoor air safer for Mississippi’s students and educators. The project was launched by an undergraduate public health student at the University of Mississippi who recognized the ability of Corsi-Rosenthal boxes to bring accessible, low-cost air filtration solutions for schools in Mississippi.

With support from the Stamps Impact Prize, the student partnered with public health faculty and local school leaders to bring this vision to life. The initiative started with hands-on workshops and classroom visits in Oxford, Mississippi where students built CR Boxes from simple materials.

What began as a local effort quickly grew into a collaborative public health project rooted in education, environmental health, and community empowerment. Today, C.A.L.M. partners with the Corsi Rosenthal Foundation and continues to expand its reach, building resources and to support schools throughout the state of Mississippi.