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Activate Programme Content
Programme Content
Download our TY Micro-Module Template for Activate
Developed in accordance with the NCCA template and guidelines, this module is a useful tool for planning learning experience in TY, with clear alignment with TY Programme Statement Development indicators.
Access Our Slideshow
Looking for an engaging way to introduce Activate and excite your students about the year ahead? Access our ready-to-use, informative slideshow – the perfect tool to spark curiosity and set the tone for a fantastic learning journey
Download the 2026/27 Activate Wall Planner
This includes all key dates for Activate.
Content Breakdown
Activate is presented in five parts. Each part is supported with a range of classroom activities and resources provided under a number of sessions. All activities have clearly defined aims and learning intentions that are aligned with national curricula. Teachers are free to select which activities they feel would best benefit their particular students and projects.
| Programme Part | Description |
|---|---|
| Part 1: Prepare | Students are introduced to the concept and meaning of social innovation. They examine global examples of innovation for social good and identify their own abilities to be social innovators. |
| Part 2: Innovate | Students identify and explore social issues and work together to reach consensus on one they all care about. They collaborate to create a vision around the change they want to see and come up with an innovative idea to bring that vision to reality. |
| Part 3: Test | Students test their innovative idea to find out if it will work. Students use human-centered design and design for sustainable development to test and adapt their ideas. |
| Part 4: Act | Having created a project plan using each team member’s unique skills, students work with others in their community to roll out their idea in a real world context. |
| Part 5: Reflect | Students reflect, evaluate and report on their work, submitting an online report to YSI on which feedback and certification is provided. |
Educator Resources and Lesson Plans
Each part of the programme is supported with easy to use, downloadable resources and classroom activities that educators can select and use depending on the needs of the team. A full suite of programme resources is accessed through the teacher’s dashboard. Activate lesson plans and resources are available to teachers after registering for the programme. Register for Activate and access resources.
Other
The Activate TY Module Overview - Unit Template provides a helpful overview of the programme, related learning/school subjects and breakdown of the unit.
The Activate Scheme of Work provides a clear breakdown of Activate Educator Resources by parts, sessions and their relevant activities.
View Activate Terms and Conditions.
View the Assessment Rubric.
"YSI nurtures creativity, it ignites arguments, discussions, emotions and it places the students very much as the designers of their own work. YSI recognises that young people are an untapped force who have ideas and opinions. It encourages the student to be a full participant in their education rather than a passive observer. I have seen more needs of the 21st century learner met though the YSI brief than other curricula." Catherine Kelly, Teacher and YSI Guide