在去年底，近100名一年级/二年级和四年级/五年级的学生在Marlborough学校展现了他们对社区的关心，他们努力改善了该社区的两个“人行道”。这些人行道是通往社区很多重要地方的捷径。在CBE的调查中，学生们表示在上下学的路上感到害怕或担心。为了解决这个问题，班级与可持续性卡尔加里和Marlborough社区协会合作，计划进行改善工作，并确保我们的社区对所有人敞开大门！

通过设计思维过程，学生们设身处地地理解了邻居、家人、学生、护送员、我们的S4警官和“轮椅人士”等利益相关者的需求，深入了解了人行道所存在的问题。接下来，他们明确了问题，并通过构思阶段草拟了潜在解决方案。他们参观了该区域，绘制了布局图，测量了尺寸，并绘制了设计草图。

然后，学生们分组制作了他们理想中的人行道原型！照明灯、垃圾桶、跳房子和艺术品都是完成的原型中常见的主题。学生们进行了测试阶段，寻求学生和教职员工的反馈，以改进他们的设计。最后，我们从前三个原型中选取了部分元素，并成为设计过程中的关键特点。

两个人行道的邻居都同意支持我们对这些空间的改造，并且他们都非常喜欢学生们想要改善社区的想法。正如你所看到的，结果非常棒！让我们共同迈向一个安全、更有趣的上学之旅！#MarlboroughIsAmazing！

​Nearly 100 Grade 1/2 and 4/5 students at Marlborough School demonstrated great care for their community late last year by working to improve two of the 28 “catwalks” in the neighbourhood. These catwalks, or alleyways, provide shortcuts to many of the key places in the neighbourhood. In a CBE survey, students identified they were scared or worried on the way to and from school. As a way to combat this, classes worked with Sustainable Calgary and the Marlborough Community Association to plan for improvements and ensure our community knows All Are Welcome!

Using the design thinking process, students empathized with stakeholders such as neighbours, families, students, patrollers, our S4 officer and “people on wheels” to get a strong understanding of the problems our catwalks present. Next, they defined the problem and drafted potential solutions through a stage of ideation. They visited the space, sketched the layout, measured the dimensions and blueprinted their ideas.

From there students worked in teams to build prototypes of their ideal catwalks! Lights, garbage cans, hopscotch and artwork were all common themes in the completed prototypes. Students then walked through the test phase, seeking feedback from students and staff to improve their designs. In the end, components from our top three prototypes made the cut and were key features in the design process.

Neighbours on either side of both catwalks agreed to support our work in the spaces and loved the idea that students wanted to improve the neighbourhood at the same time. As you can see, the results are awesome! Here’s to a safe, and much more playful, walk to school! #MarlboroughIsAmazing!