Our Future Problem Solving process fulfills a wide variety of education standards, including those measured by the Cambridge Pathway plan around the world. Educators easily tailor our content to meet their specific education system and local requirements as needed. Future Problem Solving’s interdisciplinary program provides teachers with standards-based and skill-based resources to meaningfully engage students while building knowledge and skills.
Cambridge International works with schools worldwide to develop learners who are not only knowledgeable, but who also go on to make a positive difference in a changing world. Students who participate in the Cambridge Pathway have the opportunity to tailor their studies to their individual interests, abilities and future plans within an international curriculum. Future Problem Solving aligns with many Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) class content areas and connects to the five Cambridge learner attributes.
Cambridge Learner Attributes
Future Problem Solving aligns with Cambridge International in supporting schools to develop learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative, and engaged, as shown in their Cambridge Learner Attributes.
Confident
Students interact with ideas and topics outside of a standard classroom curriculum. They must communicate clearly, think critically, and present information to many audiences.
Responsible
Our programs encourage academic integrity, community collaboration, and a global mindset.
Reflective
Our rigorous evaluation and feedback structure allows students to reflect on their own progress as they develop their problem-solving skills.
Innovative
Through the 6-step problem-solving process, students learn how to tackle any issue they may encounter in the future. Students use current knowledge, trends, and research to determine plans for a better tomorrow, or implement them into their communities today.
Engaged
Students make an impact on the world around them through community projects that are self-selected and student-driven.
Program connections
Global Issues
Students research real-world issues and use the 6-step problem-solving process to design solutions for the future. This prepares students directly for the Cambridge Global Perspectives and Research course, in which learners are asked to broaden their ideas of global issues through analysis and reflection.
Community Projects
Students engaged in self-selected community projects will deepen their understanding of interdisciplinary learning, develop stronger communication skills, and learn to respect the connections between culture, context and community. This is in direct alignment with the desired learner attributes developed on the Cambridge Pathway.
Creative Writing & Storytelling
When students are challenged to write and perform stories about an imagined, but research-based, future, they develop their critical and creative thinking skills. These skills are necessary for success in a changing world. The act of creation in storytelling helps set students up to be more innovative and creative as they approach their post-graduation studies.
