Here is a direct quote for my teacher about the making and impact globally class:
About this Class
Make an impact globally by seeking to understand the needs of humans and systems. Students work to identify and investigate challenges through the lens of the UN Sustainability Goals. This process utilizes the Design Thinking framework as students collaborate with global and local community members to prototype, test viability, and iterate solutions.
Students will create a Global Hub as a resource for developing the skills and mindset needed to be a social innovator. This Global Hub will connect and engage students at Allendale Columbia with students around the world. Students will explore deeper cross-cultural understanding through weekly Empathy Labs and other human-centered activities to promote social-emotional learning. This course is a collaboration between the Center for Global Engagement and the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Class Learning Objectives
In this class, you will learn by doing. You will choose a topic/goal to research, identify a problem, and attempt to find a solution utilizing empathy.
- Understand the interdependence of the Global Goals
- Draw connections between the Global Goals and their own lives
- Students will identify an issue of importance for a change project
- Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills in finding a solution to their issue
This class if fulfilling the following box, and will be completed by the end of my freshman year, second semester (5/2021):
