High School Design Challenge Cohort Announcement

Congratulations to the High School Design Challenge Students!

CoDesign Collaborative is proud to announce our cohort of high school student participants for our Inclusive Design Challenge. This was a competitive application process that offered six paid educational opportunities for local high school students interested in Inclusive Design from all backgrounds. The objective of the design challenge was to encourage future designers to think creatively about how to design and problem-solve through an inclusive lens. Led by design educators, Daniel Noh and Rosa Weinberg, this program encouraged students to create prototypes using an inclusive design process.

Meet the 2024 Student Cohort:

Elisha is a senior at Kipp Academy Lynn Collegiate. Her favorite subjects are AP Calculus & AP Studio Art and she hopes to use her creativity in the future by utilizing her design skills in computer science for scientific illustrations.

Luke is a senior at Lynn English High. His favorite subject is history and he is an artist and activist working to make people happy through art.

Musie is a sophomore at Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School and his favorite class is Algebra. His hobbies include video games, reading, and making things out of origami paper. His dream is to get into a good college, make his parents proud, and live a comfortable life.

Mellanie is a junior at the Commonwealth School and her favorite subjects are art and physics. In the future, she hopes to become a mechanical engineer and open up a makerspace in her neighborhood that is affordable or free for all people.

Sarah is a senior at Brookline High School and her favorite subjects are ceramics and engineering innovative design. She aspires to become an architect working at the intersection of environmental psychology.

Giselle is a Junior at Margarita Muniz Academy and her favorite classes are math and music technology. She is inspired to use art as a tool for equity and inclusivity to make our world a better place.

Join us for the Final Presentation!

CoDesign Collaborative invites you to join us in commemorating our cohort of students for the High School Inclusive Design Challenge on Wednesday, May 1, 6-8 pm ET at The Foundry in Cambridge, MA. This final presentation will showcase the process and prototypes created by the students. Celebrate inclusive design and see CoDesign Collaborative’s youth programs in action.

Location: The Foundry
101 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA 02142