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How can communities protect fragile ecosystems while still supporting local livelihoods, tourism and future development?
In this challenge pack, students are introduced to Aquatopia, a fictional coastal region on the Thai coast facing urgent environmental challenges linked to marine biodiversity loss, disappearing land habitats and the growing impacts of climate change. Working in teams, students step into the role of community leaders and key stakeholders as they develop innovative solutions designed to create a more sustainable and resilient future for the region.
Throughout the pack, students explore how environmental, social and economic systems intersect as they respond to three region specific challenges. Each challenge requires students to think critically, consider multiple perspectives and design ideas that are both impactful and realistic. By adopting stakeholder roles such as marine conservationist, climate action activist, biodiversity restoration specialist and local tourism ambassador, students learn how real world decision making often requires balancing competing needs while still driving meaningful change.
Designed to strengthen both global citizenship skills and innovation capabilities, this challenge pack encourages students to engage deeply with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, understand how communities around the world face different pressures and explore how innovative thinking can support more sustainable futures. Students are guided by real case studies, challenge guidelines and structured pitching frameworks that help them justify their ideas and communicate them effectively.
This challenge pack is one of three resources in our Global Leaders Challenge Pack series. Many schools choose to use one pack for an entire class, while others purchase all three packs to allow different groups to tackle different regions and compare solutions across multiple global contexts.
With 12 pages of structured content, three major challenge areas, stakeholder activities, extension scenarios and a final pitch framework, this resource provides an engaging and highly practical way for students to build future focused thinking, collaboration and leadership skills.
Age Group
High School Students
Learning Time
6-10 hours of working time
Student Output
Students develop a multi layered solution for Aquatopia that responds to three major environmental challenges, supported by stakeholder perspectives, case study research and a final 3-5 minute pitch that presents and justifies their ideas.
Delivery Format
1 x 12 page downloadable PDF document. This can be used digitally or printed.
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What's Included
Upon purchasing this challenge pack you will receive a link to download the 12 page workbook as a digital PDF file. You can either complete the challenge pack digitally, or print it for classroom use.
The activities in this challenge pack include:
Introduction to the Global Leaders Challenge
Scenario Brief: Understanding Aquatopia and its environmental pressures
Stakeholder Roles: Students adopt different community leadership perspectives
Stakeholder Persona Development: Exploring needs, wants and frustrations of key groups
Challenge 1: Decline in Marine Biodiversity
Challenge 2: Loss of Land Habitats
Challenge 3: Climate Change Impacts
Case Study Exploration linked to each challenge
Pitch Framework: Developing a persuasive solution presentation
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