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Northbrooks Secondary School C-Academy Design Thinking
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Northbrooks Secondary School C-Academy Design Thinking
Northbrooks Secondary School C-Academy Design Thinking
Northbrooks Secondary School C-Academy Design Thinking
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Northbrooks Secondary School C-Academy Design Thinking
Northbrooks Secondary School C-Academy Design Thinking

C-Academy brings real-world design thinking courses into schools and organisations, turning real-world challenges into powerful learning journeys. Learners build empathy and co-create solutions that make a difference.

Our design thinking programme equips students and educators with practical tools to understand users, reframe problems, and experiment with ideas, supporting 21st Century Competencies in Adaptive and Inventive Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration. Proven impact: 37pp average improvement, with empathy rising from 44% to 78%, independently assessed using pre- and post-competency rubrics across hundreds of participants.

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Students on a learning journey having discussions during a design thinking workshop
Students conducting user analysis during a learning journey as part of a design thinking workshop
Students conducting observation learning during a learning journey as part of a design thinking workshop
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“I see myself growing by developing my creativity, as this experience challenges me to think outside the box and generate innovative solutions.”

Shalane W.,
Student of Ngee Ann Secondary School

“I am more confident in solving a problem in a much more in-depth manner.”

Sembawang Secondary School Students

“Through design thinking, I have learned to put myself in others’ shoes, allowing me to come up with solutions that are more empathetic and responsive to their needs.”

Nor H.,
Educator of Ngee Ann Secondary School

“Through this programme, students not only strengthened their problem solving skills, but also discovered how empathy and service can give lasting purpose.”

Mrs Valarie W.,
Principal of Methodist Girls' Secondary School

“It was interesting activities our students have done and their ideas to reimagine our library, and we can see it has been a meaningful growth journey for them.”

Ms Poh S. H.,
Principal of Ngee Ann Secondary School
Student mapping community insights on large empathy map

Why Schools Choose C-Academy

C-Academy programmes are built on proprietary design thinking framework, strengthened by a network of partners, and brought to life by practising consultants. This combination helps expose your learners to real-world challenges and learn how creative problem-solving works beyond the classroom.

Students participating in ideation during a design thinking workshop for schools

EDIT Design Thinking®

C-Academy programmes are built on Creativeans’ EDIT Design Thinking® methodology. It is a practical, step-by-step approach that guides your learners from empathy to implementation, enabling people and organisations to solve problems easily and creatively.

Strong Network of Partners

We have a strong network of industry partners from non-profit, commercial, and industrial sectors to enrich participants’ learning and bring design thinking into real-world applications.

Master trainer facilitating learning during a design thinking workshop

Practitioner-Led, Not Trainer-Led

Backed by years of consulting experience from our master trainers, who are the founders of award-winning consultancy Creativeans, C-Academy blends industry practice with education, making design thinking both accessible and immediately applicable.

Developing Future-Ready Learners with EDIT Design Thinking®

Design thinking is not just a set of tools and techniques; it is a way of understanding people first. We focus on your learners, their growth, and the meaningful connections they build through empathy, collaboration, and real-world problem solving. We empower individuals to create positive change within their communities, organisations, and beyond.

C-Academy Design Thinking EDIT Methodology by Creativeans
Step 1

Empathise

Understand the experience of the learners by using method-like observation, interaction, and immersing your students in the experiences.

Step 2

Define

Analyse the observations and synthesise them in order to define the core problems and create a clear value proposition statement.

Step 3

Ideate

Process your learners’ findings and generate a large quantity of possible solutions by stepping beyond the obvious and exploring diverse ideas by prototyping.

Step 4

Test

Use observations and feedback to refine the prototypes, learn more about the use, and refine your learners’ original point of view.

Let Out Your Creativity Themes

Choose a real-world challenge that fits your school’s priorities. Each programme theme is delivered as a comprehensive, customisable learning journey, using EDIT Design Thinking® to help your students turn ideas into meaningful action.

Community

Community

Your learners will design solutions that help make school life more inclusive, supportive, and connected, improving well-being and shared spaces.

Culture

Culture

Your learners will reimagine how culture and heritage come alive in classrooms, corridors, and public spaces through interactive experiences, campaigns, and installations.

Reimagining Learning Spaces

Reimagining Learning Spaces

Through design thinking, your learners can propose improvements in schools that strengthen focus, collaboration, inclusion and well-being.

C-Academy Design Thinking for Students

Sustainability

Sustainability

Your learners will be guided to tackle real issues like waste, energy, and resource use by prototyping practical ideas that move your school towards a more sustainable future.

XR Experience

XR Experience

Our programmes create immersive learning experiences that blend hands-on making with extended reality (XR), from AR overlays to interactive digital storytelling and spatial experiences.

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What We Believe
Great Learning Looks Like

Learning
by Doing

We believe the best way to learn creativity is to apply it to real challenges.

Empathy
First

Great ideas begin with understanding people’s needs, motivations, and everyday experiences.

Collaboration
over Competition

We create safe spaces where learners listen, build on each other’s ideas, and solve problems together.

Design for Positive Impact

Every project aims to improve the way we live, learn, and interact, either in schools, communities, and beyond.

Let Out Your Students' Creativity