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Design Solutions for Climate Change Workshop

In 2023, the Newton Concept became an official education partner of CSR Europe, a prominent European business network that collaborates with over 10,000 enterprises globally. At the heart of this new partnership is the shared goal of transforming education by bringing industry and education expertise into the classroom, preparing today’s students for the challenges of the future.

Design Solutions for Climate Change is an interactive and hands-on workshop that empowers learners to find solutions to everyday environmental challenges by applying entrepreneurship and Design Thinking skills in the classroom. Working together in small teams, learners brainstorm innovative solutions and develop a prototype for a mobile app that will help users make better environmental choices in their everyday lives. The workshop concludes with the teams pitching their prototypes and discussing how to officially launch their product. The lesson plan is free for teachers and educators to use.

Facilitation Guide for Teachers

Facilitator's Presentation

Worksheets

Together 4 STEM Virtual Innovation Camp

The culmination of these local workshops was the Together 4 STEM Virtual Innovation Camp on October 12, 2023. Here, four of the participating student groups had the opportunity to pitch their innovative app ideas to a jury comprising representatives from Toyota, Huawei, EU STEM Coalition, European Schoolnet, CSR Europe, Cummins Inc, and the European Commission.

To recognize the impressive work of all participants, each team received prize packages, including certificates of achievement and letters signed by industry leaders. Notably, they also received a professionally designed version of their prototype, a tangible acknowledgment of their creativity and commitment, and an invitation to continue building out their incredible ideas. Newton’s Creative Team transformed the learner’s ideas into professionally designed prototypes.

Nature’s Dress (Türkiye)

An app encouraging sustainable clothing choices by preventing users from buying the same items repeatedly, rewarding recycling with tree-planting points.

All in Green (Greece)

An ambitious project focusing on helping people make sustainable choices in their daily routines, with features such as suggesting sustainable to-do lists and a built-in discussion forum.

DANDY (Italy)

A prototype for an app aiding users in locating stores offering sustainable or upcycled clothing, promoting more sustainable shopping choices through reward points.

H2O Saver (Italy)

A well-researched app helping users calculate water usage and suggesting ways to save water, including premium services for cleverly financing future app development.

Design and development:
Caroline Cormier, Niko Crnčević