Design Programs for Teens

Resource List

WHAT

Tool to find design programs for teens

WHEN

April 2021

WHERE

Design Museum Everywhere

MY ROLE

Research
Design
Development

OVERVIEW

A way to browse 90+ teen programs in design fields

For teens interested in design across the United States

Prepared with a focus on teen participants in the Neighborhood Design Project with Design Museum

FINAL PRODUCT

Built with React and Material UI.

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RESEARCH

In addition to being a resource for teens looking to pursue work in design, the list of programs serves as a benchmarking tool for Design Museum to evaluate its education programs, like Neighborhood Design Project and Summer Design Project.

funding breakdown

Teen participants were financially compensated for their time in Neighorhood Design Project—a model that sets Neighborhood Design Project and its peer programs apart from the majority of youth education programs centered on design.

state breakdown location breakdown remote breakdown

Neighborhood Design Project was piloted for two years with the Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs in 2020 and 2021. The program targeted middle and high school students.

serving high school serving middle school