HeadWay
HeadWay
Podcast Description
HeadWay takes you behind the scenes at Head-Royce School, sharing what’s happening on campus, what’s driving our progress, and how our community is transforming. This season, we’ll dive into Pathways to Purpose, our new strategic direction, highlighting the ideas, initiatives, and people bringing it to life. Through conversations with school leaders, educators, students, and changemakers, we’ll explore how Head-Royce is shaping the future of education and community.
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The podcast centers around the themes of educational reform, community engagement, and student development, with episodes highlighting strategic directions like Pathways to Purpose and initiatives focused on enhancing character, intellect, and creativity in students.
HeadWay takes you behind the scenes at Head-Royce School—an independent K-12 school founded in 1887 and located in Oakland, California—sharing what’s happening on campus, what’s driving our progress, and how our community is transforming. This season, we’ll dive into Pathways to Purpose, our new strategic direction, highlighting the ideas, initiatives, and people bringing it to life. Through conversations with school leaders, educators, students, and changemakers, we’ll explore how Head-Royce is shaping the future of education and community.
In this episode, Head of School Rachel E. Skiffer and Head-Royce’s inaugural Director of Design and Making, David Clifford, discuss the transformative power of design thinking in education. They explore how a human-centered approach can foster creativity, empathy, and real-world impact, while emphasizing the importance of belonging and equity in learning environments. David shares his journey as an educator and design strategist, highlighting the need for creativity at all levels of education. The conversation also touches on the vision for the new makerspace at Head-Royce and the role of collaboration in shaping the future of learning.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Design Thinking
02:59 David Clifford’s Journey and Philosophy
05:51 Creativity and Belonging in Education
08:47 The Role of Design Thinking in Schools
11:54 Consequences of Design and Human-Centered Approaches
14:56 A New Framework
18:00 Embedding Design Thinking in School Culture
21:04 Equity and Design Outcomes
24:00 Future Vision
27:07 Personal Insights and Fun Facts
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