In a system-oriented design perspective, students learn to look beyond the surface of problems. They explore how various factors—such as social, economic, and environmental influences—interconnect within a broader system. By learning to understand these connections, they develop the ability to create solutions that are not only innovative but also sustainable and responsible.

We help kids to grow creative visionaries. To innovate and reimagine, one have to approach challenges they’ve never encountered before. That means they learn to dig deep—figuring out the root causes of issues, gathering missing information, and seeing problems from different perspectives by understanding others. Working in multicultural teams, they develop cultural sensitivity and a sense of responsibility that goes beyond design. This experience builds resilience and teaches how to make informed, impactful decisions in whatever career path they choose: as a designer, innovator, researcher, or entrepreneur.

Today the school works with kids from the disadvantaged backgrounds from Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Our goal is to give children more than just creative abilities. We teach them how to find and create opportunities, even when resources are limited, so they can build better lives for themselves and make a positive impact in their communities.

An initiative where children from Ukraine and Kazakhstan collaborate to restore urban environments affected by war. The project addresses the issue of rocket craters left behind in residential neighborhoods. These polluted areas are transformed into safe spaces through multi-phase mini-park projects based on nature-based solutions, such as phytoremediation.

The project includes several stages:
1) Site Analysis: Testing soil to identify specific contaminants.
2) Plant Selection: Choosing species that extract harmful substances or stabilize pollutants in the soil.
3) Designing Green Social Zones: Creating plans for community-friendly mini-parks.
4) Cleanup: Removing and safely relocating vegetation after it absorbs contaminants.

By working on this project, children develop critical skills in research, environmental science, and inclusive design. By healing the environment and creating community-focused green zones, kids literally design their own future.


A cultural project for designing memorial plaques dedicated to controversial historical figures. Children focus on individuals who were born or lived in Ukraine but whose identities were shaped by imperialistic and ideological influences, such as Igor Sikorsky, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, etc, as well as others who, after being born in Ukraine, relocated to what is now modern-day Russia during the Soviet era, such as Sergei Korolev, Yuri Knozorov, etc.

Similarly, children from Kazakhstan analyze biographies of russified Kazakh authors, cultural and political figures, exploring how their identities and legacies were reshaped by Soviet narratives.

They then formulate statements that encapsulate these nuances and design memorial plaques to be placed on the houses where these individuals once lived.

Through this project, children explore complex historical narratives, cultivate a reflective approach to cultural memory, and contemplate about ethics and anticolonial practices through design.