Schools
Learning through adventure
Brimming with creativity, young people have a natural curiosity for getting to the bottom of how things work. With a little encouragement and the right resources, students can begin to understand the excitement of creative problem-solving.
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Many children think that engineering is all about mess, oily rags and fixing things. By encouraging them to be hands-on and practical, we can show them how rewarding a future in engineering can really be.
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Resources
Free resources for schools
Our free resources enable teachers and parents to deliver engaging engineering activities, both in the classroom and at home.
Workshops
Over 3,000 student inventors prototyped
Our workshops challenge students to think like engineers - and turn their ideas into working prototypes. Last year, over 3,000 students in Chicago took part in our workshops, where students designed solutions to everyday and global problems.
"The James Dyson Foundation workshops provide an environment where students can take risks, challenge old ideas and prototype real solutions."
Elementary School Teacher
RETHINKING EDUCATION
Enabling project-based learning
We believe in an engineering curriculum based on an iterative design process and project-based learning. Students then understand the relevance of engineering in the real world, which can lead to increased numbers taking an interest in, and later choosing a career in, engineering.
Since 2015, we have donated more than $300,000 worth of engineering tools and prototyping materials for classroom use along with donations to support student projects across the US, Canada and Mexico to encourage students to work in teams on a design brief, to prototype, and iteratively test and redesign their inventions.
"Design and Technology should be as riveting and relevant as the career it channels into. Logical, creative and practical, it’s the only opportunity that school students have to apply what they learn in math and science – directly preparing them for a future in engineering."
Chief Engineer
