FEEL
IMAGINE
DO
Build Empathy
Brainstorm Ideas
Implement Solutions
SHARE
Inspire Others
Support Students to Build Empathy!
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of educators surveyed report that Design for Change increased students' self-motivation to complete tasks and persist through obstacles.
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Engage students in a virtual changemaking experience!
Through our virtual platform, student's build awareness around a social cause and design solutions for change.
Student
Voice
Empathy-building content and activities that increase awareness and center student voice.
Social
Causes
Focus on the most current, relevant social causes such as racial justice, educational equity and climate action.
Design
Thinking
Series of design thinking activities that follow a student-centered framework: Feel, Imagine, Do, Share.
Social
Change
A virtual changemaking platform that guides students to lead change in their own community.
What Educators Think
I also wanted to say thank you all for this content. This speaks to me like nothing else I've encountered. I use the SDGs for projects and your program has been a gem in this rough time of distance teaching.
Ronald Nober
8th Gr. Teacher
Southampton, NJ
At the end of this project, my students were saying things like, "I feel like I can do anything now!", "I want to be a designer!" and, "I never thought I could do this, but I did it and it feels so great!"... things I never imagined I would hear."
Dana Kinel
Design Technology Teacher
Sunset Ridge Middle School, Hartford, CT
They never wanted to miss a day from the project. They gave up their free time to do more than they had to. They were thinking critically and problem solving. They made a difference in our school community.
Patti Andreoles
5th Grade Teacher
P.S.135Q The Bellaire School, Queens, NY
See It In Action
Explore projects from some of the thousands of student teams using Design for Change.
