From Our Streets to the World: Designing Community Services That Work for All

Students meet their international partner class on a video call, introduce themselves, and explore what community services exist in each area. Teams then start looking at local needs they care about.

Teams gather insights by talking to community members and reviewing local data, then choose one real service need to focus on. They write a short problem statement that describes the need in their own words.

Teams use design thinking tools like brainstorming, empathy maps, and quick sketches to generate and build a prototype of an improved community service. They test the idea with classmates and refine it.

Teams share their prototype with the partner class through a shared board or recorded video, and gather written feedback from partner students. They compare how the same service challenge is handled in the partner's community.

Teams check their prototype for feasibility and effectiveness using the Sustainable Development Goals and children's rights as criteria. They justify the changes they make based on the feedback they received.

Teams present a scalable service plan that combines local insights with global perspectives to the partner class and the wider school community. They reflect together on what they learned about collaboration and creative problem-solving.