Sustainability Mindset with
“Design Thinking”
Bringing problem-solving into the everyday
Class Schedule
For International School of Zug and Luzern 2023 Fall semseter
Every Monday afternoon starting from August 28th
15:30 - 16:30 (1 hour)
This program is to register for 2 seasons as a default
Price: 500 CHF for 2 seasons
Cycle 1
Week 1
Introduction of Sustainability 1
What is sustainability to you?
Week 2
Introduction of Sustainability 2
Visiting a recycling center
Week 3
Introduction of Sustainability 3
Thinking about diversity and agreement issue
Week 4
Design thinking tools 1
Empathy Step Tools
Week 5
Design thinking tools 2
Defining Step Tools
Week 6
Design thinking tools 3
Ideation Step Tool
Week 7
Design thinking tools 4
Prototype and Testing
Week 8
Design Project 1
Empathy / Define / Ideation
Week 9
Design Project 2
Prototype
Week 10
Design Project 3
Test / Redesigning
*To respond to emergent situations, however, the workshop content may have to change or cancel programs.
Cycle 2
Week 1
Refresher + sustainability issue
What other sustainability problems what we can think of?
Week 2
Step-by-Step Design Thinking 1
Empathy
Week 3
Step-by-Step Design Thinking 2
Define
Week 4
Step-by-Step Design Thinking 3
Ideation
Week 5
Step-by-Step Design Thinking 4
Prototype
Week 6
Step-by-Step Design Thinking 5
Testing
Week 7
Rapid Design 1
Empathy / Define / Ideation
Week 8
Rapid Design 2
Prototype / Test
Week 9
Presentation prep
Week 10
Presentation
For teachers and parents
*To respond to emergent situations, however, the workshop content may have to change or cancel programs.
Learn more about SMDT
Learn about SMDT programs such as
Our vision
Our mission
Why Sustainable Mindset
Why Design thinking
Benefits of the programs
Meet the Team
Introducing our team who designed and will be leading the course this year at Rietberg
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Diya has been teaching science and working on curriculum development for over a decade in Switzerland, the USA and the UK. As a Curriculum Area Leader at her last school, and a Biology and Environmental Science teacher she noticed growing eco-anxiety amongst students, with few skills on how to step into the real world feeling empowered to effect change.
Prior to education Diya also worked as a research scientist, equity research analyst and in corporate and venture development - giving her a unique understanding of the importance of systems thinking, and a blend of eclectic skills to work on a variety of projects.
She now focuses on developing values-based, holistic and real-world “Education for Sustainability” opportunities for students of all ages.
A lifelong learner, Diya also has an MPhil in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Cambridge and a Masters in Arts of Teaching from Duke University.
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Austina started STEAMED Playground when she realized that what she watched, read, and experienced at an early age shaped the ways she currently learns, plans, works, and makes decisions.
Before STEAMED Playground, she worked at different technology companies (Children’s Creativity Museum, Autodesk, Adobe, FrontRow … etc.) in Silicon Valley. As a designer and marketer, her focus was education, believing the proper education is the most important asset we can pass on to our children to ensure a better future. She has been heavily practicing Design Thinking throughout her career and participated in multiple projects implementing Design Thinking in the education market in various ways.
She is also a co-author of the book 교육을 가로막는 벽 (The wall that prevents real education), that had been published in South Korea.
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Diana’s journey as a teacher started nearly 20 years ago in Brazil in early childhood education. Since then she has navigated through a diverse range of experiences, including teacher’s training, parental education and the development of learning communities in diversified cultural settings.
Since 2015 she has dedicated her work to researching, designing, and facilitating learning experiences and projects inspired by Nature.
Diana integrates Permaculture, Systems Thinking, and Participatory Leadership into her pedagogical approach in order to cultivate Care and Collaboration in Education and help learning communities develop the necessary skills, knowledge, and mindset that will bring us all to a sustainable and regenerative way of living, in harmony with all existence.
Contact us
with any questions you have.
We will be available to answer your questions 9 am - 6 pm, Monday to Friday, Zurich time.
Email us:
hello@smdt.education
Call us (Diya):
+41 78 639 57 72
*Please contact through this email and phone number only for Sustainability Mindset with “Design Thinking” matters.
For other STEAMED Playground matters, contact info@steamedplayground.com