We Turn Empathy Into Action
Join other educators helping over 1 million young people worldwide positively impact their communities.
Join other educators helping over 1 million young people worldwide positively impact their communities.
Our program equips young people to transform empathy into social action through innovative and collaborative experiences. We use a simple four step framework:
Young people use the 17 Global Goals and the World's Largest Lesson to guide their projects and focus on high impact issues in their community.
Choose a pathway to join the DFC movement:
Experiential workshops introducing educators to design thinking and the DFC methodology.
Time Commitment:
2 hours | 1/2 Day | Full Day
Brief classroom activities that build empathy around a social issue and introduce design thinking concepts.
Time Commitment:
4 hours
Expert-designed lesson plans and activities that build a custom and immersive design thinking experience.
Time Commitment:
Around 20 hours
I love that my students learned to listen to each other better. They learned to share ideas, carefully critique each other and move forward. It was incredible and I hope they retain these communication and respect qualities for a lifetime.
Washington Elementary School, Sandpoint, ID
At the end of this project, my students were saying things like, "I feel like I can do anything now!", "I want to be a designer!" and, "I never thought I could do this, but I did it and it feels so great!"... things I never imagined I would hear."
Sunset Ridge Middle School, Hartford, CT
They never wanted to miss a day from the project. They gave up their free time to do more than they had to. They were thinking critically and problem solving. They made a difference in our school community.
P.S.135Q The Bellaire School, Queens, NY
Design for Change spans 6 continents.
Countries Participating
Student Stories of Change
Teachers Trained
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