Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcome	How YSI IAP can help young people to achieve this
Increase awareness of your strengths and areas for growth	Reflection is a core part of a YSI project. The iterative nature of the projects allows young people to reflect on what they have achieved and identify the skills they have developed as well as areas where they can improve.
Develop new skills or understandings	YSI projects allow young people to develop a full range of 21st Century skills. These include critical thinking, creativity, innovation, leadership, and teamwork. Project management is also a vital component of every project, as well as new and cutting-edge processes, such as Design Thinking and Human Centred Design.
Plan and initiate activities	All YSI projects are ‘youth-led and team-based’. It is the responsibility of the students to choose the social issue their project will focus on, as well as plan and carry out the innovative actions that can result in real and meaningful social change.
Show perseverance and commitment	An important part of every YSI project is that students must ‘Test and Adapt’ their ideas. It is at this stage that young people can find that their initial ideas may not work or have the impact they hoped. Instead of giving up, young people are encouraged to see this as an opportunity to adapt their ideas: to build on what does work and redesign the parts that don’t. In this way, students build resilience and perseverance.
Work collaboratively with others	Collaboration is a vital component of the YSI IAP. The best social innovations come through cooperation. This happens in two ways. Firstly, teams of young people must display how they have worked together to achieve their outcomes. All young people possess skills, which can play an important part in completing their project, it is how these skills come together that makes a successful action. Secondly, young people are encouraged to collaborate with others. Working with school management, local business, politicians, and others can result in more impactful social actions, as well as result in significant learning for the students.
Engage with issues of global importance	Students are required to locate their YSI project within the context of one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals. Students are encouraged to reflect on the different needs of different people and see the inter-connectedness between the local, national, and global communities. Activities also help young people to assess whether their ideas will contribute to a more sustainable future and how they can adapt them to ensure they do.
Consider the ethical implications of your actions	Social innovation education is values-based education. Projects ought to embrace issues such as social justice, fairness, inclusion, and equality. By reflecting on their actions, young people assess the extent to which they have supported these values. Furthermore, students are encouraged to reflect on issues such as whether their actions really meet the needs of those impacted by the issue and whether they may result in unintended consequences.