At Yeshiva Har Torah, students learn Design Thinking as a structured approach to creativity, innovation, and problem-solving. Taught explicitly in our fifth grade Design Thinking course and reinforced through hands-on projects in our Makerspace, this process empowers students to tackle real-world challenges with curiosity, collaboration, and perseverance.

Students learn to approach problems by understanding the needs of others, defining challenges, generating creative ideas, building prototypes, and refining their solutions through testing and feedback. Along the way, they develop critical thinking, communication, resilience, and teamwork while learning that meaningful innovation often comes through collaboration and continuous improvement.

Design Thinking comes to life through engineering challenges, Makerspace projects, and our annual Fifth Grade Invention Convention, where students work together to identify real-world problems, design original solutions, and present their ideas to others. These authentic learning experiences encourage students to think creatively, take intellectual risks, and see themselves as capable problem-solvers.

Yeshiva Har Torah was proud to be among the original seven schools selected to participate in the Jewish Day School Collaboration Network, a UJA-funded initiative facilitated by The Jewish Education Project and UpStart. Through this partnership, our faculty received specialized training in Design Thinking, helping establish a program that continues to inspire innovation throughout our school.