The Design4SDGs design challenge is a UK-wide competition for students aged 9-14, and was created to promote big thinking and innovative ideas on a large scale to help provide solutions for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It aims to drive grassroots innovation in schools, and will allow students to showcase their solutions and ideas using four key skills:
The challenge will ask students to imagine solutions for today’s problems to help tomorrow’s world across three unique design challenges based on three of the SDGs:
Students will work on their projects in school from October and submit their final project at the end of February for judging. Finalists will be asked to pitch their projects onstage to a panel of judges in front of all participating schools at an exciting live final at Bett UK (London, ExCeL) on 31 March 2023. Winners will receive a coveted Design4SDG trophy and exclusive prizes from our challenge partners!
Submissions for 2023 are now closed.
Good Health
& Well-being
“Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all ages is essential to sustainable development.”
Quality
Education
“Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development.”
Climate
Action
“Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere.”
The challenge:
Can you develop an idea to promote living a healthier lifestyle for your age group?
The challenge:
Can you develop an idea to promote schools in the UK to connect with schools in developing countries?
The challenge:
Can you develop a climate action campaign to educate the public about the importance of climate change?
Live Final at Bett
Finalists will be asked to pitch their projects on The Arena stage to a panel of judges in front of all participating schools at an exciting live final at Bett UK on 31 March. Winners will receive a coveted Design4SDGs trophy and exclusive prizes from our challenge partners!
With a special performance from ELT songs
Get your FREE ticket to join our finalists
Our judges for this year’s Design4SDGs Design Challenge are:
Clare Cox, Qualification Product Manager, Sustainability and Climate Lead, Pearson
Alison Bellwood, Creator and Director, World's Largest Lesson
Christine Ozden, Global Director, Climate Education, Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Jake Carter, CEO and Founder, ELT Songs (Planet Pop)
We would also like to thank all other participants for their wonderful submissions for the challenge:
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