A simple idea.
A bigger opportunity.
Built on a foundation that works.
Caper did not start with technology. It grew from years of practical, experience-based skill development designed to help young people put important capabilities into practice. The results from that earlier programming helped shape what Caper has become today: a web-based platform that brings the same action-first philosophy to more learners, more experiences, and more settings.
98%
of participants found peer coaching increased their confidence and motivation
90%+
weekly assignment completion rates demonstrate sustained engagement
89%
of students rated the resume-building module as “Very Useful” or “Useful”
Where Caper started.
Caper grew from a simple idea: young people need opportunities to practice the capabilities that school, work, and life require — not simply hear about them.
Its roots include the work of Dr. William “Bill” Coplin, longtime Syracuse University professor and founder of its undergraduate Policy Studies program, whose decades of work have focused on helping students build practical skills through experience.
His Skills Win framework helped shape Caper’s original curriculum around foundational capabilities such as communication, responsibility, critical thinking, and problem-solving. The idea hasn’t changed. The way we bring it to life has. Today, Caper translates that foundation into real-world experiences organized around Do You, Do Well, and Do Good — helping learners build capability through action, reflection, and continued practice.
Its roots include the work of Dr. William “Bill” Coplin, longtime Syracuse University professor and founder of its undergraduate Policy Studies program, whose decades of work have focused on helping students build practical skills through experience.
His Skills Win framework helped shape Caper’s original curriculum around foundational capabilities such as communication, responsibility, critical thinking, and problem-solving. The idea hasn’t changed. The way we bring it to life has. Today, Caper translates that foundation into real-world experiences organized around Do You, Do Well, and Do Good — helping learners build capability through action, reflection, and continued practice.
Our story.
Caper grew from a simple idea: young people need more opportunities to practice the skills that school, work, and life require, not simply hear about them. That idea was shaped by founder Rebecca Edelman’s experience across media, public policy, financial services, teaching, nonprofit leadership, and entrepreneurship. Across very different environments, one lesson kept repeating: many of the capabilities that matter most are developed through experience.
Caper’s roots also include the work of Dr. William “Bill” Coplin, whose Skills Win framework and experiential exercises focused on helping students build practical skills through action. Rebecca licensed those exercises and used them as a foundation for Caper’s early curriculum. From there, Caper evolved into a broader experiential learning platform organized around Do You, Do Well, and Do Good. Learners take action, reflect on what happened, and use those insights to guide what comes next.
Today, Caper helps learners build communication, judgment, initiative, accountability, problem-solving, collaboration, and follow-through through real-world experience and reflection.
Caper’s roots also include the work of Dr. William “Bill” Coplin, whose Skills Win framework and experiential exercises focused on helping students build practical skills through action. Rebecca licensed those exercises and used them as a foundation for Caper’s early curriculum. From there, Caper evolved into a broader experiential learning platform organized around Do You, Do Well, and Do Good. Learners take action, reflect on what happened, and use those insights to guide what comes next.
Today, Caper helps learners build communication, judgment, initiative, accountability, problem-solving, collaboration, and follow-through through real-world experience and reflection.
