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Creative Confidence
through Learning by Design
at Sembawang Secondary School

Design Thinking
Learning By Design
SEMBAWANG SECONDARY SCHOOL

{ Project Overview }

Empowering students to unlock their creative confidence and solve real-world challenges through design thinking.

Let Out Your Creativity is an educational programme designed to help participants, particularly students in schools, unlock their creative potential and develop the confidence to address real-world problems. Guided by the EDIT Design Thinking® Methodology, the programme offers immersive learning journeys that encourage participants to step out of their comfort zones, explore diverse perspectives, and embrace design thinking as a practical tool for problem-solving and innovation.

Through these enriching experiences, participants cultivate empathy, curiosity, and the skills needed to turn ideas into meaningful impact within their communities and beyond. As the approved Learning by Design industry partner of DesignSingapore Council, Creativeans brings its expertise in design thinking and creative facilitation to shape transformative programmes that inspire students to think boldly, collaborate actively, and become future-ready changemakers.

A lack of understanding and confidence in applying design thinking to problem solving

{ Creative Challenge }

A lack of understanding and confidence in applying design thinking to problem solving
  1. 01

    Students do not understand what design thinking is about.

  2. 02

    Students are not creative in the exploration of ideas.

  3. 03

    Students are not creative in the exploration of ideas.

{ The Solution }

Equipped students with practical design thinking skills that boosted knowledge, creativity, and teamwork

  1. The programme has increased students’ knowledge of design thinking, from 13.5% to 69.5%, an increment of 56%.

  2. Students are no longer afraid to try out new ideas or solutions to solve problems.

  3. Students now find it easier to work with others in a team to solve problems.

Equipped students with practical design thinking skills that boosted knowledge, creativity, and teamwork

{ THE DIFFERENCE }

SEMBAWANG SECONDARY SCHOOL before
SEMBAWANG SECONDARY SCHOOL after
{ BEFORE }{ AFTER }
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{ Learning Journeys }

Real-World Learning Through Meaningful Partnerships

At Creativeans, we work with a strong network of partners to enrich students’ learning and bring design thinking into real-world application. Through Design Studio Visits and Thematic Learning Journeys, students gained a practical, human-centred perspective that extended beyond classroom theory, while exploring key themes such as Sustainability, Culture, and Community.

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Learning Journeys
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{ Action Learning }

Let Out Your Creativity with Sembawang Secondary School successfully impacted 63 students across 3 batches.

The programme was conducted in diverse groups, comprising participants from various classes, ages, and ethnicities. This collaborative environment, often absent from contemporary school settings, effectively enabled participants to overcome their differences and work together cohesively – further nurturing their learning experience with unity and teamwork.

The structured action learning methodology employed in each class session, coupled with close facilitation and guidance provided by our instructors, played a pivotal role in steering the students’ learning trajectory. Moreover, providing tools and templates (e.g., empathy map, how might we, idea dice, random images/words, etc.) have allowed students to utilise design thinking concepts adeptly.

Action Learning
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Thank you Creativeans for your wonderful guidance. The journey wouldn’t be so smooth for our students if not for all your hardwork and guidance.

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Mr. Leong
Teacher at Sembawang Secondary School

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