WELCOME TO GLOBAL FUTURES!
THE MISSION: A COMMUNITY CENTER, REIMAGINED
Your team is about to set off on a quest to research, design, and build a model of a new community center based on the needs of the local community, its culture, and a healthy dose of creativity.
Choose your hometown, allowing students an opportunity to learn about and become even more active members of their own community. Or your class can choose instead to take the global pathway and explore somewhere else in the world!
3DuxDesign STEM solutions for your School and District
From Play to Proficiency: Engage and Empower Students with 3DuxDesign
In today’s rapidly shifting global landscape, it’s essential to create a school culture that values real, hands-on learning—experiences that not only engage and excite students but also build the core competencies needed to thrive in a future driven by adaptability and innovation. Research shows that play and project-based learning are powerful tools for developing these competencies and empower students through authentic learning experiences with real-world applications.
3DuxDesign offers the ideal solution to cultivate this environment. Backed by research, our patented modeling system and out-of-the-box learning resources help students develop critical 21st-century skills while building a strong academic foundation through engaging, community-centered design challenges. With a low barrier to and infinite ways to expand, 3DuxDesign is a one-stop solution for a successful STEM program.
A hands-on learning tool that supports all students:
3DuxDesign cardboard-based modeling system is the perfect tool for the classroom, library media center, STEM lab, after-school programs and more. We offer a variety of bulk or individualized sets and lesson options for your program needs.
- Cost-effective and reusable
- Low barrier to Entry - easy for teachers and students to start
- Fun and engaging
- Level up with LED lighting kits, motorized bots, renewable energy packs, and coding kits scaffolded projects for deeper, cross-curricular learning
Standard-based resources that build core competencies:
Developed in collaboration with industry-leading STEM and Maker-Education experts, 3DuxDesign offers a range of engineering and design challenges, from 30-minute rapid protoyping projects more structured NGSS, math, ELA, ISTE, and SEL-aligned lesson plans.
- Proven to boost math, science proficiencies, and 21st century skills
- Projects from Pre-K through 12th grade
- Out-of-the Box Educator Resources with complete facilitator guides and video tutorials
- Student materials included - printable guides, worksheets, templates and assessments
- Professional development Included + options for customized PD based on your goals
Research-backed, Data Driven
3DuxDesign solutions are more than just engaging and fun — they deliver measurable outcomes. Research-backed and field-tested, our hands-on, project-based learning materials enhance student performance in key areas, building the foundation for academic success and beyond.
- Increase Math and Science Scores: Students using 3DuxDesign show measurable improvements on math and science-related assessments
- Boost in 21st-Century Skills: Students using 3DuxDesign show measurable improvements in curiosity, reflection on learning, confidence, agency, and creativity.
- Higher Student Engagement: 3DuxDesign’s community-centered, real-world projects foster deep student connections, leading to more meaningful learning experiences.
- Real-World Applications: Students using 3DuxDesign apply their learning beyond the classroom, leveraging new skills to create real impact in their communities.
3DuxDesign in Schools and Programs across the states
LA USD Summer Enrichment STEM program across 400 sites with over 25,000 students
Contracted preferred STEM product provider to 19 BOCES across New York State
State-wide Scale Up STEM Program contract for over 500 classes across Iowa since 2020
District-wide LEAP early literacy and STEM Programs in 40 Library locations across the City of Philadelphia
District-wide adoption by Bridgeport, CT Talented and Gifted program and Lighthouse after-school programs.