Our approach to learning empowers your child with the skills to design a more desirable and sustainable future today. Grounded in design thinking, our curriculum combines play-based experiential learning as well as “I CAN” competencies, with a simple and proven framework of 'Feel, Imagine, Do, Share' (FIDS).
HOW WE TEACH
Learning Through Nature: Providing an educational environment that emphasizes exploration and direct interaction with nature to foster curiosity and creativity in children.
Focusing on teaching Arabic and Cultural relevance:
In addition to teaching English, we place importance and prominence on teaching Arabic, our mother tongue, thus strengthening cognitive development, learning outcomes, preserving cultural identity and boosting confidence and participation. The focus on mother tongue actually facilitates learning additional languages and promotes social inclusion.
Instilling Humanitarian Values: Embedding values such as empathy, ethics, excellence, elevation, and evolution in children’s character from an early age.
Learning Through Play: Designing interactive educational activities that use play as a primary tool to develop motor, social, and cognitive skills.
Comprehensive and Holistic Learning: Focusing on academic, emotional, and social development through a curriculum that integrates strong educational content with value-based learning.
Flexible and Inclusive Learning Environment: Providing indoor and outdoor learning spaces that support the needs of all children, regardless of their abilities or learning styles.
Empowering the ICAN Mindset through our unique ICAN Approach to learning. We place the child at the center of the education system and nurture their innate ability to say “ICAN”.
Inclusion of Children with Special Needs: Ensuring an inclusive educational setting that offers the best services and support for children with special needs, adapting programs and activities to help them grow and develop.
Fostering a Lifelong Love of Learning: Inspiring children to explore, experiment, and engage in enjoyable learning experiences that stay with them for life.
Building Independence and Confidence: Creating opportunities for children to make decisions and experiment with new ideas, helping them develop strong and independent personalities.
Encouraging Social Interaction and Communication: Promoting teamwork and collaboration among children to develop communication skills and positive conflict resolution.
Sustainability and Environmental Awareness: Teaching children the importance of environmental conservation and promoting sustainable practices in their daily lives.
Teacher Training in Innovative Educational Methods: Providing specialized training programs for teachers to ensure the implementation of best practices that enhance learning through nature, play, and design thinking.
Teaching well-being and emotional regulation to children helps them develop into resilient, confident, and emotionally intelligent individuals. Early guidance in these skills lays a strong foundation for lifelong emotional health, academic success, and positive social interactions.
Enhancing Thinking and Design Skills: Encouraging children to solve problems creatively using design thinking principles and self-exploration; hence building and strengthening student agency and initiative.
WHAT IS THE iCAN APPROACH?
At the heart of the I CAN Approach is a simple yet powerful philosophy: putting the child at the center of the education system and nurturing their innate ability to say “I CAN”.
This approach empowers learners of all ages to embrace a “both-and” mindset—balancing content and character, passion and compassion, and doing good while doing well. By instilling the belief “I CAN,” every child gains the agency to drive positive change and prepares to become a responsible, HumanE citizen of the world.
WHY DESIGN FOR CHANGE?
Employing design thinking in schools helps children develop critical skills sich as creativity, empathy, and problem solving. It encourages them to think innovatively, work collaboratively, and approach real-world challenges with confidence and curiosity. By learning to understand others’ needs and test their ideas, students become more engaged, thoughtful, and better prepared for the future.
DESIGN FOR CHANGE JORDAN
Design for Change brings the Design Thinking framework of FEEL, IMAGINE, DO, and SHARE ™ (FIDS FOR KIDS) into classrooms. Applying this to children as young as 6 years of age facilitates in solving day to day problems they face as individuals, as a family, or as a community.