Florence, a 3rd grade teacher at an international school in Barcelona, wanted her 26 students to reflect on the social challenges they face during their lunch break. Following the design thinking steps, pupils interviewed each other in pairs to gain empathy and walk the lunch break in their classmates’ shoes. They uncovered a series of deep needs and prototyped their solutions after a fun and messy brainstorming.
Their role-played presentations to the class amazed Florence: the Olympic Games of the courtyard to strengthen relationships among all students, an Arts corner so that children may create sculptures and play with them or hanging a used sail over the courtyard to give shadow in the hottest days… A better courtyard for everyone!
