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DREAM BIG with Design: A Showcase of Landscape Architecture and PreK-12 Designing Learning

Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ DREAM BIG with Design

Launched in 2021, DREAM BIG with Design is Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's first conference experience for prek-12 student and educator audiences. To date, DREAM BIG with Design events have included two virtual conferences, one in-person conference, and two professional development events for educators: DREAM BIG with Design: TEACHER'S EDITION and the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Design Academy for K-12 Teachers: Teaching Environmental Humanities through Landscape Architecture. Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's inaugural DREAM BIG with Design Curriculum Showcase will take place in October during the 2026 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Conference on Landscape Architecture.

and get a glimpse at the virtual program!

Pre-Conference Highlights: 

In April 2021, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ partnered with HHMI Studios and PBS Nature to host a screening of the PBS Nature film, My Garden of a Thousand Bees. The screening was followed by a post-film discussion on Designing for Pollinators with Patricia Algara, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ and Clay Bolt, award-winning World Wildlife Fund photographer. .

My Garden of a Thousand Bees 

In June 2021, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ launched DREAM BIG with Minecraft, its first virtual competition for high school students using the popular design and build game played by millions of youth and adult

In June 2021, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ launched DREAM BIG with Minecraft, its first virtual competition for high school students using the popular design and build game played by millions of youth and adult gamers around the world. The competition brought together a diverse community of students from Washington, DC, Miami, FL and New York, NY. View the photo gallery of winning designs. 

In September 2021, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ launched its inaugural PreK-12 Summit which included two full days of virtual sessions led by landscape architect teams from Legoland Florida, Walt Disney, the Boy Scouts, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and more. Program highlights included Story Time (presented in Spanish, Mandarin, and American Sigh Language), an educator session on Next Generation Science Standards from the Chief Learning Officer at the National Science Teachers Association, and a surprise appearance from award-winning children's musician, Billy Jonas who led our prek-grade 5 attendees into conference breaks with his hit song L-M-N-O-P Break. Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ also partnered with Jonas to produce and release the fun kid's song The Big Idea!  .

In September 2022, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ hosted its second PreK-12 Summit with live, interactive sessions that explored the future of landscape architecture, pollinator design, bee conservation, drone technology, and theme park design. Special guests included landscape architects, noted scientist/entomologist Dr. Samuel Ramsey, award-winning World Wildlife Fund photographer Clay Bolt, and Chip Sullivan, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. 

Experience DREAM BIG with Design Now!  

Access video recordings from DREAM BIG with Design at no cost below. 

Please direct questions to Lisa J. Jennings, Senior Manager, Career Discovery and Diversity at ljennings@asla.org.   

DREAM BIG with Design and all other Career Discovery programming would not be possible with the support of the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Fund and its generous sponsors.