NSAM, NITTE SCHOOL PARTICIPATED IN A UNIQUE CHALLENGE - DESIGN FOR CHANGE

NSAM, NITTE SCHOOL PARTICIPATED IN A UNIQUE CHALLENGE -  DESIGN FOR CHANGE:   This is a global movement designed to give young people an opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action. Adults and children alike learn through the Design For Change Challenge that “ I Can” are the two most powerful words a person can believe in. This is spurred by Gandhiji’s motto – Be The Change You Want To See.

Students the world over, who have accepted the -  I Can  mantra are changing the bad and making it good with the power of their ideas, by using  a SIMPLE FOUR STEP Design-Thinking process:

1.FEEL anything that bothers them

2.IMAGINE a change that they want to bring to that situation,

3.DO the act of change and

4.SHARE their story of change with others to inspire them.

With its inspirational roots at the Riverside School, Ahmedabad, India, this global movement has inspired thousands of young people in 33 countries, their teachers and parents to celebrate the fact that they matter, that change is possible and that they can lead and inspire that change.

Children of all ages for the past two years are dreaming up and leading brilliant ideas all over the world, from challenging old age superstitions in rural communities to cleaning up cities, from earning their money to finance school computers to tackling loneliness. Students are proving that they have what it takes to be able to ‘design’ a future that is desired.

There is no capital investment, central management or a business plan. It is fuelled by human capital alone - passion, belief and a compelling sense of purpose.

Our students enrolled for this Challenge last year(2012), and their story was one amongst the 100 shortlisted in India. They were honoured with a box full of good books. They were invited for the 2 days Children’s Conference at the National Institute of Design in Ahemedabad on 28th and 29th September, 2013.

Sudeep B, Amulya Rao of class VIII and Tushar Kunder and Manish Salian of Class X, along with their teacher Seema Joishy attended the Childrens’ Conference of spotlighting change stories, inspiring others and celebrating change. It was a wonderful experience for our participants, who realized – There are so many problems in the world. So what? Can we be the solution. They felt, Yes, if we trust ourselves, we can do anything. I was told all the children stood like superheroes with their stories of change and proved to themselves and society that every child CAN.

Neeta Kishore

October 2013