Started in 2017, Change Architects is an umbrella initiative of the All Grow Association, which is based on innovative Design Thinking and Maker Education methods that contribute to the development of 21st century skills and abilities, among which we mention critical thinking, empathy, creativity, communication, collaboration and self-confidence ability to create change (Binkley, et al., 2010).

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Change Architects is aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 18. Thus students become agents of change in their communities through social entrepreneurship and involvement in community developmentii. In the activities facilitated by the teaching staff using design thinking, the students work in teams to identify challenges from the community, school or their everyday life. These challenges are analyzed and prioritized to identify and then build a viable solution that is then tested in the community. The impact of the intervention is then analyzed within the reflection and solution activitiesit is presented to the community and online nationally. This process empowers students and helps them develop critical or 21st century skills. 

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In the school year we will have a single round of registrations on October 5, 2022, International Education Day,and the activities will be implemented throughout the school year adapted for Otherwise Week, Green Week and integrated with extracurricular and transdisciplinary activities. 

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