Savings Heroes: Designing Class Challenges for Our School Goals

Students introduce themselves to the partner class and explore a real school goal they could save for, such as new library books or a playground upgrade. They discuss who would be helped by reaching it.

Students work in small groups to list everyone affected by their chosen goal and describe how each person would benefit. They then frame the problem as a "How might we...?" question.

Students research simple ways to save money, such as weekly bank challenges or fundraising goals. They share their findings with the partner class and compare which strategies fit their school context best.

Students create a simple savings plan for their goal and build a prototype from recycled materials, such as a savings jar or progress chart. Groups test the plan and improve it with ideas from the partner class.

Each class presents its savings challenge in a live video call and gives peer feedback to the other. Students then note the changes they will make to improve their designs.