Learn more about SMDT
Learn about SMDT programs such as
Our vision
Our mission
Why Sustainable Mindset
Why Design thinking
Benefits of the programs
Class Schedule
Every Wednesday from February 28th to June 26th*
from 13:30- 16:30/17:00 (you will get updates on pick-up time via WhatsApp)
NEW! Pick up until 6 pm with discussion.
*excludes school holidays
Week 1 - Feb 28
@ Local farm
Observe animals on the local farm & empathize with the space that animals live in and farm’s role for the community
Week 2 - Mar 6
@ Wildnispark
Observe animals in the park on a customised tour and define the needs of animals who live in the park (wolves, bears … etc.).
Week 3- Mar 13
@ Local Playgrounds & Rietberg Studio
Design a space where animals and children can coexist happily
Week 4 - Mar 20
@ FIFA Museum
Understanding how common agreements and fun can bring people together. Empathize about the different needs of different people.
Week 5 -Apr 3
@Rietberg Studio with friends/family invited
Analyze different games from different cultures. Define the problem with diverse groups playing them together.
Week 6 - Apr 10
@ Rietberg Studio
Design a game (structure and agreements) that diverse groups of people can play together.
Week 7 - Apr 17
@ Rietberg Studio
Deep dive into the “Empathy” phase
Week 8 - May 8
@ Rietberg Studio
Deep dive into the “Define” phase
Week 9 - May 15
@ Rietberg Studio
Deep dive into the “Design” phase
Week 10 - May 22
@ Rietberg Studio
Deep dive into the “Design / Prototype” phase
Week 11 - May 29
@ Rietberg Studio
Deep dive into the “Prototype” phase
Week 12 - Jun 5
@ Rietberg Studio
Deep dive into the “Testing/ Revising” phase
Week 13 - Jun 12
@ Rietberg Studio
Presentation preperation
Week 14 - Jun 19
@ Rietberg Studio
Presentation
Week 15 - Jun 26
@ Rietberg Studio
Revise & Design your own SMDT program
*To respond to emergent situations, however, the workshop content may have to change or cancel 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