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School of Tomorrow

Sample content — a complementary program teaching future-facing skills alongside the formal curriculum.

Role: Program designer & project leadThe Social Entrepreneurship Atlas

Context

The formal curriculum leaves little room for future-thinking and entrepreneurial skills.

Problem

Talented high-school students have no clear path to practice real-world ideation.

Insight

Student motivation multiplies when they work on a real problem from their own community.

Vision

A short-form workshop taking students from problem identification to a working prototype.

Strategy

Pilot in a single school, document carefully, then expand to more schools.

Process

Designing a complementary curriculum, training volunteer mentors, and running hands-on workshops.

My role

Designed the program framework and led the pilot execution.

Team

In collaboration with one school and a group of volunteer mentors.

Design & technology

A largely in-person program, supported by digital documentation for mentors.

Challenges

Coordinating the complementary program's schedule against the pressure of the formal curriculum.

Solution

Designing the workshops as short, intensive sessions rather than one long course.

Outputs

A program framework, mentor guide, and a set of student prototypes.

Verified results

Pending — results will be added after the program's formal evaluation.

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