d.school news

New K-12 Course for Winter Announced! Designing to Learn

Course: Designing to Learn
Units: 2-4
Tentative Time: Tuesdays 9:30-10:50

The d.school's K-12 Lab has organized their ongoing endeavors at the Nueva School and East Palo Alto Academy into a small course for the Winter Quarter, and are looking for Stanford students with an interest in K-12 design thinking education who haven't yet heard about the opportunity. They are seeking motivated people who want to learn more about design and its applications to K-12 contexts. Participants will have the opportunity to work directly with middle school students in East Palo Alto and Hillsborough. The course will provide a forum for students to discuss the potential for design and design thinking in education with fellow students and industry and educational leaders. If you are interested in participating, please email Ugochi Acholonu at (acholonu at stanford dot edu) for a syllabus and application information.

Winding up the Quarter...with a Twist

The d.school headed into the Winter break with a wonderful wind-up, dancing! We took our inspiration from the the d.school bootcamp. The students have spent many weeks in deeply immersive sessions on ramen noodles, sustainable fast food, and morning radio, so we thought we'd continue the immersive experiences by bringing the whole d.school community a one-night Salsa club complete with lessons to make us experts in minutes. It was a great evening–more than one d.schooler learned that collaboration at close range can be both risky, and rewarding!