Spark Tank at
Dwight School Dubai
Spark Tank ignites student creativity and innovation through hands-on projects, workshops, competitions, and design experiences.
From mentorship in Spark Tank Club and skill-building in Spark Hour, to global challenges in Spark Events and creative exploration in Spark Lab, students of all ages are empowered to explore their passions, solve problems, and bring their ideas to life.
Spark Tank Projects
Spark Tank projects draw inspiration and support from the unique sparks of genius, passions, and interests of our students.
During the weekly after school extra-curricular activity (ECA) – Spark Tank Club – students who have a new or existing project or idea can meet with Spark Tank mentors for guidance, support and feedback. Students can join the Spark Tank Club on their own or with a team of collaborators.
Spark Hour
Spark Hour is designed to inspire a student’s creativity, innovation and enterprise through a series of calendared workshops throughout the academic year.
Spark Events
Sparkathon is an annual Dwight Schools entrepreneurial competition that challenges students to solve a global problem with themes changing from year to year.
The aim is to give students the opportunity to delve deeper into conceptual thinking and develop their knowledge on technological advances that they might not otherwise be exposed to within the classroom. Over the course of the event, students engage and collaborate with those within the design studios as well as their counterparts across the various Dwight campuses. Students hone their design thinking, problem solving and presentation skills throughout Sparkathon.
Spark Day (during SPIRIT Week)
Students will engage in activities and projects that explore entrepreneurship, STEM and problem-solving.
Spark Lab
MakerSpace is a hands-on learning space where KG2 to Grade 4 students dive into exploration, design, and building using a variety of tools and materials. It sparks creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration. It provides students with opportunities to develop essential skills in designing, making, and problem-solving.
In MYP Design students (in Grades 6 to 10) develop a keen understanding of the design process through their MYP journey. By completing units centered around global issues and human interaction, students become exposed to the wider opportunities that good design affords consumers. As they embark on their design journey they are asked to first research / investigate the issues within the given briefs. From there they ideate and develop their designs.
The DP Product Design course is a 2 year programme undertaken by students in Grades 11 & 12. Throughout the 2 years, students delve deeper into what makes progressive, innovative design.
DWIGHT SCHOOL DUBAI
SPARK TANK ACHIEVEMENTS
Sparkathon 2025
The event brought together entrepreneurial minds from Dwight campuses around the world for a weekend of innovation! This year’s challenge? Rethinking the future of food through the lens of nutrition and health. Congratulations to our amazing Dwight Dubai students for winning the first place.
Dwight School Spark-a-thon
A Dwight School wide community design competition which allows students to develop their problem solving and creative skills through unique.
(April 2024)
Dwight School Dubai House Identities
The design and execution of creating identities for each of the House’s represented at the Dwight School Dubai campus.
(October 2021)
