Cranbrook Students Win Catalyst for Change Prize

Madison Domanski, Lily Pazner, Leyton Stenman, and Finn Akrawi's  project entitled “What is Locker Room Talk and How Can We Use Insights from Psychology to Reduce It?” was one of six selected from more than 400 presentations to receive the Catalyst for Change Prize from the Global Online Academy (GOA).

Each of these projects presented a compelling and inspiring case for change. Given that the heart of the conference is local change, this award recognizes student learning focused on responding to real-world challenges in local communities. 

Explore their project that was completed as part of Cranbrook’s Psychology of Social Change course, offered through Cranbrook Schools' "Department X." To learn more about this year’s conference, as well as the other Catalyst for Change Prize recipients, please see GOA’s blog post announcing the winners.

Making the win even more remarkable was the fact that this was the first high school class ever taught by Cranbrook faculty/staff member Taylor Docking, and the very first project attempted by the class. Another of Docking’s teams was awarded the “Citation” award which went to the top 20 percent of all projects based on the quality of research and design. 

About the Catalyst Conference:
The Catalyst Conference is a global, online event for students in the Global Online Academy consortium to share projects designed to spark change in their communities. Each presentation is the culmination of a capstone project that asked students to transform learning from their courses into research-based solutions for real-world issues. Learn more: goaconference.org