We are a European initiative that wants to empower children to contribute to the design of a better future. We believe that we can support children’s imagination, self-esteem, and ability to contribute by letting them experience Design Thinking and Maker Education activities at a young age. Therefore, we aim to create materials that support teachers with implementing Design Thinking and Maker Education practices in their schools.
Design Futures is a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The project’s partners are: TU/Eindhoven, Designathon Works, PACO Design Collaborative, Stimmuli, All Grow, Aristotelio College of Thessaloniki.
For more information send an e-mail to:
The Netherlands: a.h.m.veldhuis@tue.nl ; emer@designathon.nl Greece: ioanna.garefi@stimmuli.eu ; georgiasafouri@yahoo.com Italy: silvia@pacollaborative.com Romania: info@allgrowconsulting.com
Project’s timeline
Feb-April 2020
Understanding teachers and students needsInterviews and workshops are organised to identify gaps in integrating Design Thinking and Makers Education in student’s curriculum.
November 2020
Teacher Training workshopTeachers from different schools in Europe attend a full immersion training course on Design Futures method.
Jan-Mar 2021
Iterative testing of the activities in schoolsTeachers implement and test the methods and the Design Future curriculum learned during the training, in their everyday classes.
April 2021
Maker fairs in Romania, Italy, Greece and the NetherlandsA series of events dedicated to celebrate the outcomes of the students during the pilot testing are organised in each partner’s country
May-June 2021
Impact evaluation of the methodEvaluation of the student’s self-efficacy and creative development, and the teachers’ experience during the piloting phase.
August 2021
Final Event in AmsterdamAt the celebratory final event in the Netherlands we will share the work with a wide audience in in a playful way and ‘maker’ way.