Design Thinking and Innovation (Secondary)

This course is designed for students in grades 10, and 11, to improve students' creative confidence through a design thinking approach. The course incorporates learning approaches, to aid students to solve problems innovatively. Students are engaged in hands-on activities that assist students to build empathy, promotes ideation, and provides active problem-solving opportunities.

• Develop an understanding of the theoretical principles of Design Thinking.
• Through active engagement, risk-taking, and idea expression, design thinking enhances students' metacognition skills and creativity.
• Develop student’s metacognitive skills by observing, discovering, analyzing, experiencing, collaborating, and reflecting.

• Participation certificates
• Inter-group and inter-school competitions to enhance student’s expression skills
• Winners receive awards
• Opportunities to participate in national and international competitions

Duration: 5 practical sessions, followed by 1-2 months follow-up sessions

Time: 1-1.5 hours a day

Grades: 10 and 11

Number of participants: 20-28 students per session