In addition to PYP students being creative in their classrooms, a dedicated design space near the Arts department is a space to imagine, create and test their ideas. Projects often connect to their Unit of Inquiry, but can also stand alone as they explore what it means to be a thinker in the 21st century.
The Secondary School Design Department is located on the 7th floor and consists of two classrooms, a workshop and a textiles workshop. MYP and DP students undertake projects that challenge them to combine technology with more traditional approaches to manufacturing products. Our goal is to develop their “design thinking” and to give them experience working with a range of materials and techniques. Currently we have projects using sewing machines and CNC embroidery, lighting projects using the laser cutter, wooden game design with veneers, and full-scale furniture being made at the DP level. The workshop is also used for Innovation classes where students have the opportunity to develop new skills with open-ended, self-driven projects.
In addition to PYP students being creative in their classrooms, a dedicated design space near the Arts department is a space to imagine, create and test their ideas. Projects often connect to their Unit of Inquiry, but can also stand alone as they explore what it means to be a thinker in the 21st century.
The Secondary School Design Department is located on the 7th floor and consists of two classrooms, a workshop and a textiles workshop. MYP and DP students undertake projects that challenge them to combine technology with more traditional approaches to manufacturing products.
Our goal is to develop their “design thinking” and to give them experience working with a range of materials and techniques. Currently we have projects using sewing machines and CNC embroidery, lighting projects using the laser cutter, wooden game design with veneers, and full-scale furniture being made at the DP level. The workshop is also used for Innovation classes where students have the opportunity to develop new skills with open-ended, self-driven projects.
