Each year, several scholars in the Creative Design Program will have participated in Innovators for Purpose. iFp is a BIPOC-led non-profit youth design and innovation studio and learning lab in Cambridge. They empower young people, especially those from historically underrepresented groups, to become innovators who create positive impact in the world.

iFp Studios (ages 14-18), brings together aspiring creatives, technologists and change makers to work collaboratively with professional designers, software developers, engineers, and others on real-world student-initiated and client-sponsored projects. Using our hands-on multidisciplinary approach integrating art, design, science, technology, and youth-voice within a social justice framework, iFp Teens bring impactful solutions to life that advance equity and spark positive change. 

Below are some Creative Design student examples of different types of projects and design work competed while working for Innovators for Purpose: 

• Maxwell Berger, class of 2021 

• Jean Altidor, class of 2022 

• Sky Waddell-Brittle, class of 2024

• Draven Lesatele, class of 2026

• Zai Jaquez Acosta, class of 2026