为善意插上翅膀：首批启创·创新想象力奖金颁出 First Inno-Imagine Grants Awarded

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上周末，三里屯校区视觉艺术老师高巍（Vivian Gao）在朋友圈写道：“如果你去三里屯，请一定到春风习习书店献上你的一份爱心，购买一张孩子们画的明信片！”

然后，她还附上了几张现场图片和一小段视频：

高老师呼吁大家支持的，是启明星启创·创新想象力奖金支持的2个项目之一——旨在为慈善事业募款的奥运明信片项目。这是中选该奖金的首批项目，我们期待未来收到更多优秀的项目申请！

能够帮助到流浪小动物的明信片

奥运明信片项目的发起人是三里屯校区中文老师苏夏、英文老师James Thomason ，还有2年级的全体小学生。

项目开始于1月初，为宣传即将举行的冬奥会和残奥会，也为了借此募集善款，支持慈善组织领养小铺照顾流浪动物的工作。

老师引导学生们设计奥运主题的明信片，使用启创·创新想象力奖金印刷出来，放在春风习习、阅读奇缘、PageOne三家书店和Patagonia 服装店、三里屯的农夫市集售卖，最后把收到的钱款捐给领养小铺。

请向下滑动欣赏孩子们的明信片作品

苏夏老师说：“当初，我们和孩子们讨论这个项目的时候，他们特别有热情有兴趣，因为很多孩子认为，这样可以通过自己的能力真正帮助到流浪小动物，是一件非常有意义的事情！参与活动的孩子们更是充分体现了启明星关爱和团结的核心价值观！”

参加项目的学生

苏老师还介绍说，现在有不少2年级孩子带着家长和朋友前往春风习习书店欣赏这些明信片，并劝说大家购买，还有不少人在书店的互动区留言。

休憩空间

和“奥运明信片”项目同时获得首批启创·创新想象力奖金的，还有北皋校区的休憩空间。

这是4个7年级学生的项目。经过调查学生们发现：大家希望在校园里拥有更多休憩、放松的空间；而英国大学统一申请机构UCAS的研究也表明，提升学习环境的舒适度，能够提高学生的学术表现。

于是这些7年级学生决定，在教学楼里装饰出一小片用于放松休憩的空间。他们制定出“施工”时间表，使用启创·创新想象力奖金采买物料，在学期末初步完成了空间的装饰，而这也是他们的力求改变项目的工作：

靠垫、地毯、小桌、画框、舒适的圈椅……温馨放松的小小空间就设计在有着严谨、活泼氛围的教学楼中。

 珍爱每一个充满善意的想法

有时候，一个充满善意的想法走进现实，从“空中”落到“地上”，需要的就是那么一点点的支持——也许是不多的资金，也许是简短的提示，又或是真诚的鼓励和认可！

这就是隶属启明星社会创新项目的"启创·创新想象力奖金"正在进行的工作——为哪怕是再小也能为校园或身边社区带来变化的暖心之举，提供物质的帮助和策略性的支持与鼓励。

奖金为项目提供资金支持，也帮助评估项目计划的可操作性，包括提供合理化建议。比如，因为休憩空间发起申请时已经临近学期末，时间紧张，奖金评估方在为项目提供资金的同时，也建议学生跳过一些繁冗的环节，加快执行计划。

我们希望启创·创新想象力奖金项目能够激励大家提出创新的和有影响力的想法，也鼓励学生、员工和家长踊跃申请。”社会创新总监Elizabeth Walker Sobhani说。

申请者必须在申请表格中阐明：

1.对问题的认识和理解

2.实施计划的可行性/挑战

3.对社区的影响或益处（有多少人将参与，是一次性的还是可持续的）

此外，申请项目还需要与联合国可持续发展目标（SDG）相关联：休憩空间与第4个目标“优质教育”相关；奥运明信片和第15个目标“陆地生物”相联。

申请项目也需要列出执行时间表，并对计划所面临的挑战和解决方法做出评估。

“启创·创新想象力奖金支持的首批2个项目令人振奋。奥运明信片项目展示了我们的师生与书店合作，通过售卖自制的明信片触达更广大社区的热情。这就是社会创新与合作的力量！” Sobhani女士说。

我们期待看到更多启明星学生和社区成员为自己的创意项目申请启创·创新想象力奖金!

Last weekend, Vivian Gao, Visual Arts Teacher at Daystar Sanlitun Campus, shared a Wechat Moment post: “If you come to Sanlitun, please buy an Olympics postcard painted by our Daystar students in Chun Feng Xi Xi bookstore as a token of your kind heart.”

She also posted some pictures and a short video clip:

This wonderful initiative to create postcards in honor of the Beijing 2022 Olympics, and selling them at local businesses to raise money for charity, was inspired by Daystar’s Inno-Imagine Grants Program. Two Inno-Imagine Grant proposals have been accepted to date, and we hope to receive many more.

Olympic Postcards

This creative idea to develop Olympic Postcards was jointly proposed by Chinese teacher Su Xia, English teacher James Thomason, and the Sanlitun G2 students.

It started in early January not only to promote the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, but to raise money to help Little Adoption Shop to take care of stray animals.

Teachers guided students to design Olympic-themed postcards and through their Inno-Imagine grant all the professional printing and distribution costs were covered.  They made connections to sell the postcards with two bookstores in Sanlitun, including Chun Feng Xi Xi, PageOne and Yue Du Qi Yuan, as well as Patagonia clothing store and the local farmers’ market.

Scroll down to appreciate postcards designed by students

Teacher Su Xia said: "At the beginning, when we discussed this project with the students, they were very enthusiastic and interested, because many children care deeply about stray animals and want to take initiative to help. The students who participated in the activity fully reflected the Daystar core values of caring and unity.” 

Students attended the project

Ms. Su also shared that many 2nd grade students took their parents and friends to the Chun Feng Xi Xi Bookstore to enjoy these postcards and encouraged others to buy them. Many people were touched and left messages in the interactive area of the bookstore.

Community relaxing spaces

The other Inno-Imagine Grants awarded to date is supporting middle school students in creating a “Community relaxing space” at the Daystar Beigao Campus.

It was proposed by four G7 students. They found, after survey, that students wanted more spaces on campus for chilling out and relaxing. Their research also showed that students’ academic performance is positively related to the comfort level of their learning environment based on a UCAS.

So, these G7 students proposed to create a small space for everyone to relax and enjoy as part of their Project for Change. They came up with a detailed schedule, bought decorative items with the Inno-Imagine Grant, and basically finished the makeover by the end of the semester:

Cushions, carpets, small tables, frames, and comfortable round-backed armchairs… In the solemn yet lively teaching building, they managed to create a small space for a cozy and relaxing life with clear guidelines for students on how to use the space.

Respect each good idea

For a good idea to become reality, what we need sometimes is just a little bit help—some funding, some kind tips, or some honest encouragement and recognition from others.

And that is what our Inno-Imagine Grants Program under Daystar’s Social Innovation Program is providing. We are offering financial and strategic help and encouragement for innovative initiatives, no matter how small, that can make a positive difference to the campus or neighboring community.

The Program gives proposals financial support, assesses whether the proposals are feasible, and offers advice to improve the impact. For example, when the students proposed the “Community relaxing spaces,” it was near the end of the semester. The clock was ticking, so we helped the students amend their timeline to be more efficient and get the space set up before the end of the semester!

We hope this program inspires creative and impactful ideas and encourage students, staff and parents to put these forward in the Inno-Imagine Grant application form.” shared Elizabeth Walker Sobhani, Director of Social Innovation.

Proposals will be assessed based on:

1. Understanding of the problem/challenge;

2. Quality and feasibility of implementation plan;

3. Impact or benefit to the community (how many people will be engaged, is it one off or sustainable)

In addition, the proposal needs to be related to the one of UN SDGs: Community relaxing spaces is related to Goal 4—Quality Education; Olympic Postcard is related to Goal 15—Life on Land.

Applicants also need to make an implementation schedule, and evaluate the potential risks and relevant solutions.

“We are excited by these first two grants that were awarded. The Olympic Postcards shows how the enthusiasm of a couple teachers can multiply to the broader community with our bookstore partners actively selling these student postcards to their customers in Sanlitun. This is the power of social innovation and collaboration!” said Sobhani.

We hope to see more students submitting their brilliant ideas for an Inno-Imagine Grant!

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