You can’t start a band without musicians. You can’t run a knitting circle without knitters. So how can we create learner-centered communities without learners? 

At reDesign, we’re committed to keeping learners at the forefront of our hearts and minds. Our vision for the future is anchored in equitable, learner-centered communities — so ultimately, what is best for learners will always inform the design, creation, and evaluation of everything we put out into the world.

We center the student experience by ensuring our decisions, designs, and practices are informed by student voices, aspirations, and needs. At the heart of our efforts is our Youth Advisory Council.

Our Youth Advisors collaborate with our team in a variety of ways. They review our designs, test our assumptions, and gift us with authentic feedback. Most importantly, our students are empowered to draw on their many identities and unique school experiences to develop their own ideas about how to make school better — for ALL students.