WHAT IS DESIGN FOR CHANGE
Design for Change (DfC) is a global movement that cultivates the ‘I Can’ mindset in every child. This spirit empowers children & gives them an opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world & put them into action.
DfC was born out of the conviction that children are not helpless, that change is possible and believes that they can drive it. Through a simple 4 step design process: Feel-Imagine-Do-Share that we refer to as FIDS for kids, children are designing solutions for some of the worlds greatest challenges!
Join the movement, and bring about positive change today. We believe in you!
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Dr Howard Gardner on Design for Change
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Design for Change - Global Impact
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What is Design for Change
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Kiran has a message for all the superheroes!
GET INSPIRED BY DFC STORIES
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Response-ability (India)
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Just For Kicks (India)
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Trash Band ( India)
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Canteen for All (Chile)
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Let Me Feel your Face (Taiwan)
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Resolving Conflicts (Brazil)
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Together we can make change possible (Spain)
TAKE IT TO YOUR CLASSROOM
You can empower student leaders in your classroom by using the 4-step FIDS process
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1 WEEK - TOOLKIT
The all inclusive and flexible challenge is the quickest way to unleash the 'I CAN' superpower in children. Download the toolkit and the one week support plan below and get started!
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DFC - 1 MONTH: THE CURRICULUM
The month long curriculum enables students to work with one another, to collaborate and to engage deeply, identify the real issues and concerns. The curriculum comes with a month long support plan, download and get started.
DOWNLOAD TOOLKIT AND LESSON PLAN
PUBLICATIONS
Use these real superhero stories in your classroom as Read aloud/Shared Reading/ Independent reading
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WORK FOR A LIVING
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WINGS OF CHANGE
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FRIEND IN NEED
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THE OPEN WELL
TESTIMONIAL
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"Design for Change (DFC) is one of the most exciting and important educational programs that I know of, with the potential for impact in numerous countries around the globe....Our first wave of studies documents clear improvements in student empathy as well as challenges in enhancing problem solving abilities....DFC provides a valuable model for a wide range of educational innovations"
Dr. Howard Gardner Harvard Graduate School of Education
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"Design for Change helps teachers empower student leadership. Students, as well as teachers, grow as leaders by using the 'FIDS' framework. Their research has proven that cultivating in students these and other twenty-first century skills and social competencies (such as teamwork) has an impact on students’ academic results, develops fundamental character traits, and creates better employment skills for our students."
Wendy Kopp CEO & Co-Founder of Teach For All