Our workshops give secondary school students an opportunity to explore their own creativity, develop their design thinking and learn something about their own problem-solving skills.
Students are challenged to consider their impact on the environment and to apply creative and sustainable thinking to a variety of subject areas including:
- Design and Technology
- Textiles and Fashion
- Creative Arts and Design
- Environmental Studies and Sustainability
- Science, Mathematics and Physics
We can customise workshops to support your unit of work, theme or focus.
Pricing: An individual quote will be provided depending on the minimum expected numbers and length of your visit provided in your booking inquiry form.
Our Secondary School Workshops
Re-Design
Duration: 2 hours
Venue: available at our place only
Capacity: up to 30 participants per session
Subjects: Technological and Applied Studies including Design and Technology, Industrial Technology, and Creative Arts including Visual Arts and Design
This is an open-ended design session where students reimagine a piece of industrial or commercial waste (past items have included cable spools, paper lanterns, and plastic bottles) into a new functional or artistic piece. This workshop emphasises design thinking skills and collaboration, students will work in small groups to plan their project, select materials, and build. Unlike other workshops where all the materials are provided, students are encouraged to visit the pick and mix area in the warehouse to select additional items they want to work with.
Sustainable Communities
Duration: 2 hours
Capacity: up to 30 students per session
Venue: available at our place or yours
Subjects: We can tailor a session to suit the context: education, art, sculpture, jewellery, millinery, upholstery and furniture, textiles, design, technology, education, interior design, drama or photography.
In this workshop students work together to design and build a model neighbourhood and consider what choices can be made regarding infrastructure, transportation, and lifestyle that would be sustainable and environmentally positive. The objective of this program is to focus on the ways in which whole communities make an environmental impact from the way they are built to the systems that support them. Students will work together to think through the choices that city planners, architects, and councils make when designing a community.
Trouble with Textiles
Duration: 1.5 hours
Capacity: up to 30 students per session
Venue: available at our place or yours
Subjects: Technological and Applied Studies including Design and Technology, Industrial Technology, and Creative Arts including Visual Arts and Design
In this workshop students will learn about the fast fashion crisis from a waste and materials perspective. After a summary of sustainability and discussion about key models, students will learn statistics about the types of materials that are used in the manufacturing of textiles as well as the production of polyester clothing. Students will then discuss possible actions that can be taken for a more sustainable future in textiles and be shown resources on how to keep up with information regarding textile waste. As a hands-on component, you can elect one of three options:
- Transforming discards into accessories
- The basics of hand mending textiles
- Weaving to explore how a textile is made
Custom Workshop
Get in touch to learn more about what we can do for you! Workshops can be customised to support your current unit of work. Recent examples of customised workshops have included:
- A Textile & Design workshop with a Year 11 and 12 class to inspire them for work on their major works.
- An Inventions workshop for a Year 7 English class, inspired by the Brian Selznick novel ‘The invention of Hugo Cabret’
- A Future Creatures workshop for a Year 8 Biology class during Science Week.
- And many, many more…
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