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In the bustling city of Metropolia, Brazil, critical challenges demand your attention. Rapid urbanisation has led to housing shortages, contributing to increased carbon emissions and pollution. Additionally, the city lacks ample green spaces and public spaces, impacting residents' overall well-being. In this challenge pack, students will be tasked with proposing innovative solutions that address these challenges, fostering sustainable urban development and improving the quality of life in Metropolia.

 

The Global Leader Challenge Packs offer a dynamic and engaging way for students to learn about the importance of community leadership, sustainable design, and innovative thinking to develop impactful solutions.

 

By completing in these challenge packs, students will gain a deep understanding of the complex issues that impact our world and the critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are required to become a global leader. Through teamwork and collaboration, students will learn how to leverage diverse perspectives in order to develop innovative solutions that address the needs of all stakeholders in their community. 

 

Challenge Areas:

As students work to design their solutions for Metropolia, they will be working through the following three challenge areas. These will be:

 

Housing Shortages: Propose innovative solutions that address the challenge of housing shortages while considering environmental, social, and cultural factors. Students will consider how they can engage with the community and leverage sustainable technologies to create impactful and lasting changes.

 

Carbon Emissions & Pollution: Propose innovative solutions that reduce the city's carbon footprint while promoting cleaner, more sustainable practices. Students will consider how they can use green technologies, renewable energy, and efficient transportation systems to improve the environmental well-being of Metropolia.

 

Lack Of Green Spaces: Propose innovative solutions that create and enhance green areas within the city, fostering community engagement and improving quality of life. Students will consider how they can incorporate parks, community gardens, and green rooftops to promote biodiversity and provide residents with vital recreational spaces.

 

What's Included:

One PDF Document The Can Be Accessed Digitally Or Printed And Completed On Paper, The Document Includes:

  • Introduction: The pack starts with an overview of the challenge that students are being asked to solve.
  • Scenario Brief: Students are provided with background information on the scenario they need to respond to.
  • Key Stakeholders: Students are provided with four stakeholder roles they must adopt when developing solutions.
  • 3 x Challenge Pages: Each challenge has a one page overview of what is expected of students and key guidelines for their solutions.
  • Pitch Page: Once students have completed all the challenges in the pack, they will be asked to create a 3-5 minute pitch.
  • 2 x Extension Challenge Pages: Two pages of scenarios that challenge students to think outside the box and consider how their plans to overcome obstacles.

 

Age Recommendation: This resource is recommended for students in Years 8 - 12.

 

Links To:

  • HASS 
  • Critical and Creative Thinking

  • Ethical Understanding

  • Intercultural Understanding

  • Personal and Social Capability

 

License Details:

Once purchased this resource is available for use indefinitely by the school or individual that has purchased it. This resource is not to be shared outside of your school community, and can not be resold. Should you wish to purchase this resource via invoice, please email our team at info@bopindustries.com

 

Other Resources In This Suite: 

This challenge pack is often used in tandem with the other Global Leader Challenge Packs. Each challenge pack will see students assuming different stakeholder personas, tacking different challenges unique to regions around the world, and working towards a different set of challenge guidelines. You may wish to puchase the suite of Global Leader Challenge Packs to assign different packs to different groups in your class. Our other challenge packs in this suite can be found below:

 

Metropolia | Scenario One: www.bopindustries.com/product-page/metropolia-scenario-1-global-leaders-challenge-pack

 

Equalityville | Scenario Two: www.bopindustries.com/product-page/equalityville-scenario-2-global-leaders-challenge-pack

 

Aquatopia | Scenario Three: www.bopindustries.com/product-page/aquatopia-scenario-3-global-leaders-challenge-pack

 

 

About BOP Industries:

BOP Industries is an Australian education company on a mission to inspire the next generation of young innovators. Having worked with 100,000 students around the world, our team of innovative educators are passionate about creating future-focused learning experiences for young people. To find out more about BOP, head to: www.bopindustries.com/why-bop

Metropolia: Scenario #1 | Global Leaders Challenge Pack

AU$400.00Price
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