We are very happy and proud to tell you that our Global Children's Designathon 2016 was a big success!
A huge THANK YOU to all the children participants, our hosts and partners!
You can find the impressions of the day, video reports and selected media coverage at the bottom of this page!
AN ECOLOGICAL ROOF GARDEN
Designed by Stephanie, Tessa and Shira
A SOLAR POWERED AUTOMOBILE
Designed by Felicio, Liv and Prashant
A BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING
Designed by Elise, Shai, Sara and Wies
A day dedicated to celebrating what the world could be like when children design better futures using new technologies
How can we prepare them to survive and prosper in a rapidly changing, increasingly technological and complex world?
Worldwide there are 2 billion children of school going age
How can they become the producer of new technologies?
How can they learn to create a better world for people and planet?
Our Team 2016
Initiated by Designathon Works in Amsterdam
Hosts:
Dublin
Marie
Berlin
Gisele
Nairobi
Mark
Zagreb
Teo
&
Ira
Amsterdam
Ina
&
Emer
Rio
Sabrina
&
Daniela
Singapore
Adrian
Tunis
Rym
Willemstad
Esmee
Panjim
Samy
Partners:
Want to help create this amazing event
to make a great impact for children's knowledge?
Want to have more information about the Global Children's Designathon 2017?
Click the button below for the PDF file.
Global Children's Designathon 2016:
an amazing celebration of children's inventivity!
Read here all about it:
VIDEO REPORT AMSTERDAM
GCD 2016 in Amsterdam
VIDEO REPORT TV BRASIL
GCD 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
VIDEO REPORT ZAGREB
GCD 2016 in Zagreb
HET PAROOL
GCD in local newspaper
KIDSWEEK
Interview with Tessa (9) in the local children's weekly
TELEGRAM
GCD on local news portal
DIF
Live interview with Emer, Kiera, Tessa and Shira
YOUTECH
Video and blog report by Youtech
PANEL MEMBER INTERVIEW
Ger Baron, CTO Amsterdam
INVENTOR INTERVIEW
Elise: Biodegradable Packaging
If you have any questions
or want to send us some love:
contact Ina or Emer
VIDEO REPORT BERLIN
GCD 2016 in Berlin