GlobalLab Challenge: Reimagining International Collaboration in a Digital World

Empowering high school students to design the future of global education through digital collaboration.

Challenge Overview

What is the GlobalLab Challenge?

In today’s interconnected world, the ability to collaborate across borders is essential for tackling global challenges. The GlobalLab Challenge offers high school students aged 13 to 18 the chance to reimagine how international collaboration can thrive in a digital environment.

Key Benefits for Students

Challenge Goal

Ideate an ideal digital platform for international project collaboration through a practical case study. Shape solutions that reflect your learning preferences and envision the future of global education.

The Challenge

Case: Jamal and Elena’s Collaboration

Jamal from South Africa and Elena from Portugal are excited to work together on a project called “Sounds of the Planet: Music and Culture for Sustainability.” Their goal is to create a music album that combines traditional sounds from their cultures with messages about protecting the environment.

5 Challenges to Solve:

1. Initial Connection: How can Jamal and Elena introduce themselves, share their goals, and build a strong connection despite being in different countries?
2. Collaborative Co-Creation: What tools or features would help them brainstorm, exchange ideas, and create music together, even if they are not online at the same time?
3. Project Presentation: What tools would make it easy for them to create an engaging presentation to share their project with others?
4. Proof of Success: How can they track their progress and demonstrate to their teachers that they worked well together as a team?
5. Reflection on Learning: What features would allow them to reflect on what they learned, how they overcame challenges, and how the project impacted them?

Your Mission

As a Global Solutions Designer, your mission is to ideate a unique digital environment to solve their challenges and help them work as a team.

Contest Rules and Instructions

How to Participate

Participants:

Each school must sign up one team.
Teams consist of 4 students aged 13-18 and a teacher who acts as a guide.

Goals:

Ideate an online space where Jamal and Elena can collaborate on projects.
Suggest tools that help both students work together better, communicate easily, learn about each other’s cultures, and think of new ideas.

Why Join the GlobalLab Challenge?

For Students:

🌍 Become a Global Citizen: Share your ideas to improve international collaboration in education.
💡 Develop Your Creativity: Propose innovative solutions to real challenges.
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Collaborate with Your Team: Learn to work together and express your ideas effectively.

For Teachers:

🛠️ Facilitate Key Skills: Help your students develop critical thinking and problem-solving competencies.
🌟 Promote Educational Innovation: Contribute to the improvement of digital tools for teaching.
🤝 Strengthen International Collaboration: Connect your students with a global learning context.
📈 International Professional Recognition: Participate in an initiative backed by an international educational community.

Recognition and Prizes

Certificates for all participants (students and teachers).
Public recognition on social media for the top three winners.
Top three projects featured as inspiring stories on the Class2Class.org platform.
Special recognition for the winning team’s school from Class2Class.org.