Activating Your
Community for Design
1.
Gear Up &
Get Inspired
2.
Dive In &
Try it Out
3.
Capture Insights &
Create Solutions
4.
Launch &
Measure Impact
Activating Your
Community for Design
Imagine a school powered by the voices of its community.
The day starts with a morning meeting, uniting teachers, students, and leaders to set the collaborative tone for the day.
Classes are immersive and project-based, tackling real-world issues that resonate with everyone involved. Lunchtime brings mentoring sessions with local professionals. Afternoons are spent in community service or internships, turning learning into action.
This vibrant, inclusive environment is made possible when a school transformation team deliberately and deeply listens to the voices and aspirations of their community—exactly how Crosstown High achieved its innovative and community-driven approach.
The First Class, the story of Crosstown High...
Welcome Designers!
This module is specially designed for:
School Design Teams looking to understand the hopes of students, staff, caregivers, and community members.
Here's why it's super important:
This module helps cultivate awareness and deepen commitment to the Design Journey by engaging your community in diverse ways involving caregivers, students, parents, staff, teachers, and community members.
What you’ll get out of it:
- An understanding of the principles of community-based design and conviction around its importance in school redesign.
- The opportunity to try various community-based design approaches to gather the hopes and dreams of your community through research, visits, and listening to diverse perspectives.
- Reflection on and synthesis of insights you gathered, identifying key themes and actionable takeaways.
- A comprehensive plan to implement the next steps based on the synthesized learnings and community feedback.
Estimated time to complete:
- Section 1: Gear Up & Get Inspired: Plan for all team members who will learn about and facilitate this content to reserve 45-60 minutes to complete the Gear Up & Get Inspired section
- Section 2: Dive In & Try It Out: Plan for 30 minutes where facilitators pick and prepare the activity and 60 minutes to engage the community
- Section 3: Capture Insights and Create Solutions: 60-90 minutes for synthesis with facilitators
- Section 4: Launch and Measure Impact: 30 minutes for action planning
