Paseka Ngwenya has created the project "Savings Heroes: Designing Class Challenges for Our School Goals" in Class2Class.org

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Savings Heroes: Designing Class Challenges for Our School Goals

What is this project about?

Students create their own savings plan or challenge for a real goal, such as a school project, and present it to the partner class in a live video call. Both classes give feedback and refine their designs together.

Age of Students: 9-12 years
Project Duration: 12 weeks
Starting Month: November 2026

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to identify a real savings goal in their school community and describe who is affected by it.

Remember / Understand

Students will be able to use the "How might we...?" framing to apply a simple savings plan to their chosen school goal.

Apply

Students will be able to compare their savings challenge with a partner class's approach and analyze which strategies work best for their context.

Analyze

Students will be able to evaluate peer feedback from the partner class during a live video call and judge how it improves their savings design.

Evaluate

Students will be able to design and prototype an improved class savings challenge with the partner class that responds to a real school need.

Create

Skills to develop

Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving

Collaboration & Teamwork

Creativity & Innovation

Project Activities

Meet the Partner Class and Spot a School Savings Goal

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.

Duration: 60 minutes

Map Who Is Affected by the Savings Goal

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.

Duration: 120 minutes

Research Savings Strategies and Compare with the Partner Class

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.

Duration: 120 minutes

Design and Prototype a Class Savings Challenge

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.

Duration: 180 minutes

Delivery: Prototype

Live Video Call: Present, Give Feedback, and Refine Together

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.

Duration: 120 minutes