Curricula for future leaders
2050
A curriculum about understanding, predicting, and shaping the future of society and the planet.
From AI to climate change and space travel to genomics, 2050 is a futures thinking curriculum that gives tomorrow's leaders the theory, tools and mindset they need to understand, predict and shape the future of society. It brings together STEM, civics and ethics into an engaging learning experience that elevate learner's mindset about why futures happen and the role of leaders in shaping tomorrow.
Learning outcomes
-
Understand the concepts and societal impacts of emerging disruptions, including AI, genomics, climate change, space travel
-
Apply futures thinking frameworks to make evidence-based predictions about the future
-
Debate the issues, and the ethical and civics dimensions, of possible future scenarios
-
Design interventions that can move society towards a more ethical future, considering values such as fairness, sustainability, compassion and advancement
Features
-
K6-12
-
Run stand-alone lessons, or as a term-long unit
-
High quality, engaging and ready-to-teach materials for educators and learners
In the UN's groundbreaking 1987 report, Our Common Future, ex-Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Bruntland defined
'sustainability' as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Innovate for Sustainability adopts this definition, and challenges learners to use design thinking and systems thinking to explore the causes and possible solutions to sustianability challenges - at a global, and a local level.
With cutting-edge methodology that covers carbon emissions, nature conservation and the circular economy, Innovate for Sustainability gives young people new tools and hands-on opportunities to make positive change at any scale.
Learning outcomes
-
Understand the concept of sustainablity, and why it presents such a challenge for society
-
Apply design thinking and systems thinking frameworks to understand one area of the challenge and prototype a breakthrough solution
-
Debate the issues, and the ethical and civics dimensions, of sustainability and how it means balancing human and environmental needs
-
Design interventions that can move society towards a more sustainable future, considering values such as fairness, sustainability, compassion and advancement
Features
-
K6-12
-
Run stand-alone lessons, or as a term-long unit
-
High quality, engaging and ready-to-teach materials for educators and learners
-
Supported by inspiring professional development
Innovate for Sustainability
A curriculum that uses design thinking and systems thinking to explore and solve for a more sustainable world.
The rise of Artificial Intelligence is one of the most significant disruptions facing humanity. Since 2022, the strides forward in AI have been unimaginably quick, but in truth, AI was already an invisible part of our daily lives well before COVID. As regulators rush to pass laws to control the risks of AI and as governments and industry begin to harness it in novel and sometimes concerning ways, learners of today will be the first generation to truly experience an AI-enabled world. AI-Ready builds capacity in young people as ethical, e-safe and informed users of AI - and as future leaders who will need to ensure an AI world is fair, compassionate and productive.
AI-Ready launches in October, 2024.
Learning outcomes
-
Understand the concept of AI - what it is, isn't, how it works, and where it might evolve over the next 20 years in areas such as healthcare, education, equity and art
-
Apply ethical frameworks to AI, considering what constitutes safe, ethical use of AI in school and social life; and as future leaders, what legal and societal constraints should shape how AI works for humanity
-
Debate the issues, and the ethical and civics dimensions, of possible future scenarios
-
Design an e-safety campaign that helps young people use AI ethically, safely and productively, using AI tools.
Features
-
K6-12
-
Run stand-alone lessons, or as a term-long unit
-
High quality, engaging and ready-to-teach materials for educators and learners
-
Supported by inspiring professional development
The Innovate for Health learning journey focuses on teaching students practical prototyping skills to help them create a meaningful product of service that solves a health problem in their world, their way. This multi-award-winning course teaches public health concepts and design thinking, and how these can create healthier communities. The learning builds real-world, work-focused skills that inspires participants to connect to authentic challenges while also honing their own abilities.
Learning outcomes
-
Understand the core concepts of design thinking for public good rather than commercial products, and how design thinking can be a powerful tool in public and community health
-
Apply design thinking to explore a health challenge and ideate, prototype and test a product, service of public program that benefits the health of young people in their community
-
Debate the issues, and the ethical and civics dimensions, of designing health interventions
Praise for Innovate for Health
"Many of the partners and youth who went through the training are making an impact in the community in myriad ways, as this approach has built and strengthened their capacity to identify community needs and co-design solutions that directly responds to these needs and challenges” - Aspen Institute program evaluation, USA
Features
-
K6-12
-
Run stand-alone lessons, or as a term-long unit
-
High quality, engaging and ready-to-teach materials for educators and learners
-
Supported by inspiring professional development
Innovate for Health
A curriculum that uses design thinking and systems thinking to explore the determinants of health and co-design a positive health intervention at the school or community level
Inquire about our curricula
Our curricula, including all student-facing and educator-facing material, tools and guides, are available as off-the-shelf and tailored curricula.
Pricing can be significantly reduced to allow schools in LMICs with funding constraints access to our full suite of education products.
To discuss your needs with us, please reach out.
T