Case Studies
Redefining education to ensure every student can think critically, solve problems, and build the future
We love working on complex challenges. Our mission of every student means we work at every level of the education system to create interventions that improve student outcomes and trajectories. Learn about our work from school-based to province-wide, with students, teachers, leaders and the community.
School Improvement is Strategy
We helped two Ontario school boards build frameworks that put school improvement strategy into practice in every school.
Real-world problem solving at scale
100 classrooms across Ontario took on real-world wellbeing challenges posed by five community organizations. Together, they proved that meaningful, engaging real-world problems can reach classrooms at scale.
Sustaining Principal Learning Through Inquiry and Integrative Thinking
Leadership learning through Inquiry and Integrative Thinking with over 100 school leaders
ThinkAgain! A Student Experience in Mental Models
Students need engaging hands-on ways to learn critical thinking. This one-day program, with learning stations that you can replicate in your classroom, creates the experiences students need to go from theory to knowledge of how their brains work and make sense of the world.
Executive-Level Learning for Underserved Students at John Polanyi Collegiate Institute in Toronto
A redesign of the Ontario Ministry of Education grade 12 Business Leadership (BOH 4M) based on the application of Integrative Thinking to real-world problem solving.
Expanding Canada’s War Stories to Include 2SLGBTQ+ and Women Members
With generous funding from Veterans Affairs Canada, I-Think partnered with educators Ian Duncan and Michael Alex to highlight the 2SLGBTQ+ and Women Veterans and those impacted by the First and Second World Wars.
No. 2 Construction Battalion Legacy Project
The No. 2 Construction Battalion Legacy Project, reflects I-Think’s ongoing commitment to many remarkable possibilities.
Breaking down K - 12 and University Silos
A collaborative project with the University of Toronto’s Innovation Hub that centres K-12 and post-secondary educator voices to break down silos.
Defining New Models for Building Community
This document has been used by school boards, especially the Equity and Human Rights teams within them, Principals, Principals and teachers to prompt reflection.
Empathy and Remembrance at Brookmill Public School
At Brookmill Public School (TDSB), grades 5 and 6 students used the I-Think Remembrance Day Challenge Kit to design a ceremony that honored diverse perspectives and reimagined what remembrance could mean for their school community.
Gamifying problem solving on Social Media
150 high school students helped create the content for the game. Then, every grade 7 & 8 student in the Waterloo Catholic DSB played it.
Data-backed School Improvement, Powered by Student Leadership
When given the opportunity and trust to lead, students become co-creators of change that is grounded in empathy, collaboration and a shared purpose.
Scaling Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Across Ontario
Over 50,000 students a year get an SHSM experience in Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship.