I-Can is an international project for children and young people from all over the world to meet the challenge of Laudato Si’: on care for our common home.

The project is endorsed by Pope Francis, the Congregations for Catholic Education, and the OIEC (International Organisation for Catholic Education).  OIEC leader, Philippe Richard, was at the 2018 Catholic Education Convention.

I-Can asks primary and secondary school students to co-create and carry out a project which will contribute to the cause of caring for our common home.

A simple methodology based on Design Thinking, has been developed, called Design for Change (DFC), and it is provided for this project.

New Zealand Catholic primary and secondary schools should feel very comfortable with this methodology, which is similar to what is often being done in schools already.  Further, New Zealand schools have a reputation for doing these sorts of projects already.  Many of these projects might be eligible to enter for I-Can.

Visit our website here for more information and attachments.

Or visit the I CAN NZ website: www.dfcnz.org.

Or contact Vivian Sung, Co-Founder for Design For Change New Zealand, info@beelive-workshop.co.nz and 09 889 0615.