Global Challenges
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Give Students Problems Worth Solving.
THE IDEA
Learning Changes When the Problem Is Real.
A textbook can explain a problem. A challenge asks a student what they would do about it.
Global Challenges place students in situations where there may not be one obvious answer.
They must investigate. Question assumptions. Consider different perspectives. Develop ideas. Make decisions. Defend their thinking.
EXAMPLES – Questions Worth Exploring:
FUTURE CITY – What should a city look like in 2040?
Students consider transport, housing, technology, sustainability, public space and quality of life.
AI & SOCIETY – How should society respond to increasingly capable artificial intelligence?
Students examine opportunity, risk, ethics, education and the future of work.
GLOBAL ENTERPRISE – Can you create value while solving a real problem?
Students explore customers, resources, business models, impact and execution.
FUTURE OF WORK – What will young people need to thrive in the changing world of work?
Students examine technology, skills, entrepreneurship, employment and adaptability.
Students think, investigate, create, Present.
Understand
Explore the problem and its context.
Question
Identify assumptions and competing perspectives.
Research
Find and evaluate relevant information.
Collaborate
Work with peers and consider different approaches.
Create
Develop their own response.
Present
Explain and defend their thinking.
WHY THIS MATTERS.
The World Rarely Gives You a Perfect Question.
Real life requires people to work with incomplete information.
Problems overlap.
Priorities conflict.
Solutions have consequences.
Global Challenges give young people a safe environment in which to practise those capabilities.
They learn that good thinking is not simply knowing the right answer.
It is knowing how to approach a difficult question.
OUTCOMES
What students develop
Through global challenge experiences, students can develop:
Critical Thinking
Crieative Problem-Solving
Research Skills
Communication
Collaboration
Decision Making
Initiative
Confidence
Global Perspective
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GLOBAL BY DESIGN.
GLOBAL BY DESIGN
A challenge can become more powerful when students encounter perspectives from other schools and countries.
The same problem can look very different from Lagos, Nairobi, London, Accra or Cape Town.
That difference is part of the learning.
