Our Blog We're Listening To You We are living in a moment unlike any other; a time that has highlighted the injustices across all of our systems. Our team has connected with students and educators from coast to coast, to gain better insights into their hopes, fears and dreams for the future.
Our Blog Design For Change Educators Facebook Group Design for Change is not just a collection of classroom resources. It is not just a global educational organization. Design for Change is a global movement of youth change-making across the world. It is a community of passionate educators amplifying student voice and inspiring student action.
Our Blog Behind the Scenes – How We Produced 5 New Empathy Podcasts About COVID-19 Like many of you, those of us who work at Design for Change have seen our lives turned upside down by the global spread of COVID-19, commonly known as the Coronavirus.
Our Blog Small acts make a big difference! At Design for Change, we unwaveringly believe that children can lead change to so many of the world’s challenges. We’re already seeing the positive influence of the youngest generation’s empathy and resourcefulness.
Our Blog Big Updates for Design for Change in 2020 We’re proud to announce some exciting new updates to Design for Change USA! In true design thinking fashion, we’ve been talking to educators, analyzing our data and brainstorming new ways to make Design for Change easier to use for both you and your students.
Our Blog New York Students Look Back on their Experience After their chance to share their story of change on a global scale in Taiwan, two New York City students continued their "world tour" as they brought their purpose, their passion, and their power to the I Can Children's Global Summit in Rome.
Our Blog Chicago Student Reflects on Time in Rome Kelvin's biggest desire for the world is for humans to mature and unite as a whole to fight earth conflicts better together; humans must all be on the same page so they can be able to find comfort or support within each other. Kelvin’s comments at the farewell party remind us all why we do this!
Our Blog When in Rome The power of student agency and the strength of student voice are reverberating around the world as we dust off our “I Can Children’s Global Summit” t-shirts from the conference last week.
goal16 Community Connection to Reduce Gun Violence The Community Connection to Reduce Gun Violence Project helped diffuse conflict in the street by hosting a leadership summit with local high schools. The goal was to connect and inspire the neighborhood under one common vision.
goal12 2nd Graders Stop Food Waste The 2nd Graders Stop School Food Waste Project aimed to reduce the amount of trash and food waste at their school. Students worked to educate other students, teachers, staff and parents about the issue and how to reduce waste.
goal3 Healthy Communications The Healthy Communications Project is a website/app that matches people with the same health problems so people can engage with a real person going through the same things. Users have the option to sort the matches by geography if they want to meet in person.
goal13 Honoring the Land: Fighting the Keystone XL Pipeline The Honoring the Land: Fighting the Keystone XL Pipeline Project was aimed at uncovering community thoughts and documenting those thoughts regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline while finding ways to insert student voices as advocates for their community.
goal1 JPII Design Challenge 2019 The JPII High School launched a Social Innovation Lab to learn about challenges facing Collin County, mainly food insecurity faced by teens. The lab trains students to use human-centered design to innovate solutions.
goal5 Tell Your Story: Sexual Assault Awareness The Tell Your Story: Sexual Assault Awareness Project helped address, raise awareness, report and prevent sexual harassment faced by women. This project educated people about consent and provides resources and a safe space for survivors to come forward.
goal12 Eco-Club to End Food Waste The Eco-Club to End Food Waste Project was a student initiative that examined the causes, effects, and solutions to food waste. Students compiled a 25 page case study and enacted several solutions to reduce food waste.
goal3 #TranquilTeens The Tranquil Teens Project helped teens find ways to prevent stress and anxiety often associated with school, work, family, social media and peer pressure.
goal10 George Taylor Remembrance The George Taylor Remembrance Project raised awareness about the lynching of George Taylor which occurred over 100 years ago and is the only documented lynching in Wake County.
goal3 IGNITE Roseland Elders' Project The Ignite Roseland Elders Project worked to build bridges between IGNITE Middle School and the Roseland Community while helping address elderly isolation and the real-world learning needs of students.
goal3 #KIND2MIND The #KIND2MIND Project, as well as the esSCENTial melts products, are the brand and efforts designed to increase awareness around issues of mental health while raising money to donate to organization prioritizing issues of mental health.
goal13 Start Local, Go Global Climate Action Start Local, Go GlobalThe Start Local Go Global Project researched the underlying factors and the impact of poverty in their community and around the world. They worked to create donation bags
goal10 Racism, Discrimination, Minnesota The #HelpStopRacism Project researched the factors and consequences of discrimination and racism. Through a deliberate and multi-faceted awareness campaign, students worked to educate and empower others to take action against discrimination and racism.
goal15 Pioneers Change the World The Pioneers Change the World Project responded to the local and regional needs of North Carolina after the impacts of Hurricane Florence by focusing on the question, "What is our responsibility as Pioneers to address suffering in our community?"
goal15 Bee A Community The Bee A Community Project tackled their concerns about the loss of bees. They worked to provide habitats for mason bees, to promote goodwill and understanding about bees within their community, and to share information and habitat creations to the community outside of the school.
Our Blog Doing Good - The Holy Spirit “It’s the Holy Spirit!” These words were whispered to me by Pastor Lori at a Rotary Club meeting a little over a year ago. At this particular meeting I was telling the
Our Blog Roses and Kindness: Valentine’s Day Kindness Activity for Students As Valentine’s Day nears and roses, flowers and chocolates fill up our homes, we must not lose sight that Valentine’s Day is ultimately about showing people how much we care. This