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
FIDS for kids
Powered by the principles of design thinking, Design for Change offers a simple 4 step framework FIDS (Feel-Imagine-Do-Share)- to unleash the I CAN superpower in every child.
Using this framework, children are encouraged to 'FEEL' (observe and identify any situation that bothers them), 'IMAGINE' (brainstorm a way to make it better), 'DO' (work in teams to implement their solution) and finally, 'SHARE' (their solution of change with the world) to inspire others to say, 'I CAN'!
DfC UK Stories of Change
Check out our stories of change!
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Borrow me beach box
The 'Borrow Me Beach Box' project can lead to lasting change and impact!
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Sutton's Steps for Sustainability
An initiative involving the whole community 'Be more like Mary - Slow Right Down' !
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Sustaining and Supporting Farmers for our Future (SSFF)
An idea full of enthusiasm that is easily replicable with quick impact!
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 & LESSONPLAN
HOW WE CAN HELP
Check out these short guides (content coming soon!)
GET INSPIRED BY DFC GLOBAL STORIES
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Response-ability (India)
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Making of an Eco-School (South Africa)
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Canteen for All (Chile)
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Let Me Feel your Face (Taiwan)
TESTIMONIAL
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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
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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
CONTACT US
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RICHARD DUNNE
RICHARD DUNNE
Country Partner
Email: DFC@theharmonyproject.org.uk
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GABRIELLA MAY
GABRIELLA MAY
DfC Project Lead
Email: DFC@theharmonyproject.org.uk
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CLARE LONG
CLARE LONG
DfC Project Lead
Email: DFC@theharmonyproject.org.uk
DFC PUBLICATIONS
Use these real superhero stories in your classroom as Read aloud/Shared Reading/ Independent reading
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WORKING FOR A LIVING
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WINGS OF CHANGE
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FRIEND IN NEED
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THE OPEN WELL
