WHAT IS DESIGN FOR CHANGE

Design for Change (DFC) is a global movement that cultivates the ‘I Can’ mindset in every child. This ‘I Can’ spirit empowers children and gives them an opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action. Design for Change was born out of the conviction that children are not helpless, that change is possible and belief that they can drive it. Through a simple design process of Feel-Imagine-Do-Share ( FIDS for KIDS ) children are designing solutions for some of the worlds greatest challenges! Ready to join the movement??

HOW WE DO IT

Design For Change empowers student leadership by unleashing their 
‘I CAN’ Superpower using the FIDS framework

  • Feel

  • Imagine

  • Do

  • Share

GET INSPIRED BY DFC STORIES

TAKE IT TO YOUR CLASSROOM

  • 1 WEEK - TOOLKIT

    The all inclusive and flexible challenge is the quickest way to unleash the 'I CAN' superpower in children. Download the toolkit and the one week support plan below and get started!

    DOWNLOAD TOOLKIT & LESSON PLAN
  • DFC - 1 MONTH: THE CURRICULUM

    The month long curriculum enables students to work with one another, to collaborate and to engage deeply, identify the real issues and concerns. The curriculum comes with a month long support plan, download and get started.

    DOWNLOAD TOOLKIT & LESSON PLAN

TESTIMONIAL

Contact Us

  • Kerri Bowers
    Kerri Bowers
    Champion

    Kerri Bowers joined the Design for Change team in 2020. Kerri is an educational trainer and curriculum designer who has worked for the past 22 years to improve global competence in school systems around the world. After earning an MA in International Training and Education (ITEP) at The American University in 2004, she became a founding teacher for Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School in Washington, DC and was trained as a Literacy/Instructional Coach by the Public Education and Business Coalition (PEBC). After spending many summers abroad with a Spanish-English dictionary in her backpack, she landed in Costa Rica. Here, now fluent in Spanish, she found the location to put her education, professional training, hands- on experience, and data analysis knowledge into practice. After conducting needs assessments and evaluations around Costa Rica, she developed curricula and founded Proyecto Montezuma –– a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and adventure school now with two campuses. In 2010, she was published in the local news publication, the TicoTimes, about her regional educational work. In 2015, she co-founded PUEDO School – a pre-K/primary school becoming Costa Rica’s premier online learning school. In 2016, Sony Pictures commissioned her to write her story and was published on Refinery29. Utilizing everything she has learned, she is equipped to share her knowledge and expertise as an educational consultant, trainer, and curriculum designer with the DFC Global team.

    kerribowers@gmail.com