THE COLLABORATION!
On 9th of June, DFC signed a collaboration with OIEC - the International Organization of Catholic Schools- that takes Design for Change to over 240,000 schools worldwide, and Scholas Occurrentes - the organization that the Pope created in Argentina in 2001, to make students from public and private schools take action- that takes Design for Change to over 4,46,000 schools worldwide.
Brother Juan Antonio Ojeda, Congregation for the Catholic Education Advisor, OIEC Academic Project Director invites all to participate in the I CAN summit Rome, 2019
What is Design for Change
Design for Change (DFC) is a global movement that cultivates the ‘I Can’ mindset in every child. This ‘I Can’ spirit empowers children and gives them an opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action. Design for Change was born out of the conviction that children are not helpless, that change is possible and belief that they can drive it. Through a simple design process of Feel-Imagine-Do-Share ( FIDS for KIDS ) children are designing solutions for some of the worlds greatest challenges! Ready to join the movement??
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Dr Howard Gardner on Design for Change
Watch Dr Gardner share his thoughts on Design for Change and why 'character' matters!
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Design for Change - Global Impact
See the impact of DFC around the world
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What is Design for Change
Meet Kiran and the Global Partners as they share why DFC matters!
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Kiran has a message for all the superheroes!
Watch Kiran tell all superheroes to unleash their I CAN superpower!
HOW WE DO IT
Design For Change empowers student leadership by unleashing their
‘I CAN’ Superpower using the FIDS framework
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Feel
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Imagine
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Do
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Share
DFC INSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS
Get Inspired / Watch what the research says about DFC / Celebrate children!
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What Fairytale will you weave this year?
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Research conducted by DFC India
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'Be The Change' Global Celebrations
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Take action today
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Every Child Can
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Research conducted on DFC by Harvard Graduate School of Education
Take Design for Change to your classroom
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1 Week - TOOLKIT
The I CAN 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 use FIDS to engage more deeply with the framework and exercise the process of Design Thinking. The curriculum comes with a month long support plan - download and get started !!
DOWNLOAD TOOLKIT & LESSONPLAN
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