We're raising $6,000 to send a team of young Change Makers to the Be The Change Conference in Mexico!
About Design For Change
A global movement of young people, across 35 countries, who are creating social change in their own communities, schools and neighborhoods. By using design-thinking principles such as FEEL, IMAGINE, DO and SHARE young people are saying'I CAN' versus 'CAN I?'To learn more, please visit designforchange.us.
The Be The Change Conference
Every year Design for Change organizes the largest gathering of young change makers from around the world, bringing together children from over 35 countries. During this time, teams gather to share their stories of change and inspire others! This year the conference will take place on September 24-26, 2015 in Mexico.Help us make this dream a reality - a donation of any amount is appreciated and will be thanked with a personal online postcard from our students! Tax Receipts available.
The Kids and Their Amazing Work
3rd Graders from Dorchester, Massachusetts cleaning up their community!John Winthorp Elementary School - Video
Inspired by Dr.Seuss' The Lorax, students from John Winthrop Elementary School created and implemented a brand new recycling program at their school!
Upon reading the famed book by Dr.Seuss, students identified an environmental issue that concerned them deeply- deforestation! Saddened by such antagonist’s actions, they determined that unless someone cared enough to stand up and make a change, the situation would NOT improve. With the support of mentors from the City Year program, students implemented a recycling program by educating the school community about the problem and placing recycling bins in classrooms, hallways, and the cafeteria. They also used recycled materials to create toys, such as robots and soccer balls!
The John Winthrop students did not stop there! They also cleaned up the school playground and park! They even wrote to the Mayor explaining why they needed help to clean up dangerous materials such as broken glass. By sharing their concern about the state of the park, students were hopeful that more community members would get involved and help make a difference.
Students from John Winthrop School are Design for Change heroes, and are bringing big changes to their community!!!
