The AKF-led Schools2030 programme is delighted to globally launch the free, open-source HCD Toolkit, which aims to equip educators across 1000 schools with foundational design skills and tools to amplify their work & improve the learning outcomes of students. To…
A significant milestone was recently reached in the emerging Schools2030 story – the teams have launched the Schools2030 Human-Centred Design (HCD) Toolkit in their respective geographies. The Schools2030 programme began in 2019 with the aim of supporting schools to search…
In December 2019, the first workshops were held in Nairobi to familiarise Aga Khan Foundation staff and members of the education network RELI with the Schools2030 Human-Centred Design Toolkit – the free, open source resource developed as part of the…
Where does a teacher in Pakistan interested in engaging his students in numeracy find relevant pedagogical practices? Or when a teacher in Brazil comes up with a brilliant idea for her home economics class, where does she share it? Currently,…
The context for a new design-driven innovation ecosystem Today, the global development landscape is facing unprecedented change. Climate change, conflict, urbanisation, automation, artificial intelligence, and environmental degradation are all having a massive impact on the complexity of the challenges communities…
In August 2020, Kiswa Primary School – one of the largest government-aided schools in Uganda’s capital – joined the Schools2030 programme to begin their Human-Centred Design (HCD) journey, led by a team of six teachers. They wanted to identify some…
When staff at Arua Islamic Nursery School in Uganda first embarked on their Human-Centred Design (HCD) journey with Schools2030, they were unsure where to concentrate their initial efforts. As a design process that puts users first, HCD’s guiding principles required…
The Aga Khan Foundation is delighted to announce the start of a three-year partnership with the LEGO Foundation on its flagship education programme, Schools2030. Through a $3 million grant provided by the LEGO Foundation, Schools2030 will work towards a shared goal for both organisations – enabling children and young people to engage in playful, active and holistic learning in order to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to become creative,…
Over the course of 2020, the Accelerate Impact team has been working to support the launch of the Schools2030 initiative — a globally informed, locally rooted 10-year learning improvement program working with 1,000 pioneering preschools, primary schools, and secondary schools across 10…
After twelve weeks of consultation, collaboration and creativity, the Schools2030 country teams assembled once more in their home offices to pitch their ideas in response to the question: How might we support children’s learning during COVID-19? In April 2020, when…