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Design for Change is a worldwide competition that is forming the largest movement of young people creating change EVER!
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The idea is simple, children are asked to design solutions to problems that they encounter in their lives, schools, neighborhoods or communities. They must then pick one week between September 1st and February 28th, 2012 to follow the process listed below:
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Children work alongside teachers and mentors to implement their ideas and submit their entries via Powerpoint presentation, video, or photo essay. All entries must be submitted by the February 28th, 2012 deadline.
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Five outstanding entries from the USA will be chosen to win prizes and one entry will be chosen to win the Gandhi Prize. Winning entries will be announced by March 15, 2011.
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Why Participate?
A Teacher Friendly Program
- Design for Change is flexible and customizable to your curriculum
- Simply list all the topics/themes that you will be covering in class from September to end of October, and allow the children to pick a topic they would like to create a social change on
What students will learn
- Through Design for Change, students learn how to become holistic, independent and empowered thinkers
- Children will learn the value of team work and coordination and the importance of helping their communities
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Important Notes
- There is no cost to participate
- You will be provided with Design for Change tools and templates and promotional videos to help you kick start your idea
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More Information
Riverside School's Founder and Head Teacher Kiran Bir Sethi was invited to speak about the project at the TED India Conference in November 2009 (view the inspiring presentation below).
Learn more about how it all began.
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