De La Salle Lipa
CAPSTONE: Empowering Future-Proof Lasallian Social Innovators
Finalist, Next Generation Learning and Skills
About
De La Salle Lipa’s CAPSTONE (Community-based Action Project addressing Strategically Themed learning Objectives through Networked Environments) program redefines education by forming learners from Grades 4 to 12 into faith-driven, solution-oriented individuals equipped to lead social innovation in their homes, workplaces and communities. Over the past eight years, this transdisciplinary initiative has broken traditional academic silos by embedding systems thinking and problem-based learning across subjects, enabling students to design sustainable, real-world solutions aligned with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
CAPSTONE takes students on a progressive journey - from solving household sustainability issues in primary school to co-creating high-impact solutions with partner communities in senior high school. Anchored in Design Thinking (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test) and the reflective See-Judge-Act framework, modeled from Laudato Si’, the program cultivates essential transversal competencies, including critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and collaboration, preparing learners for the demands of an evolving global workforce.
Top 3 learnings
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We learned that trusting youth with real challenges unleashes their power to innovate sustainably. |
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We learned that working "together and by association" multiplies our social impact exponentially. |
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We discovered that parent and community partnerships deepen and transform education meaningfully. |
Sustainable Development Goals
| 2026 | |
| Next Generation Learning and Skills | |
| Finalist, International |
