City Of The Future

Redesigning Our City Of The Year 2050

Themes:

Design ThinkingInnovationSustainabilityTechnology

Length:

Half DayOne DayOne HourTwo Hours

About The Program

Program Brief

The City of the Future Program is a hands-on innovation and urban design experience that introduces students to the world of smart cities, sustainability and future-focused problem-solving. Through hands-on workshops and collaborative challenges, students will explore how cities may evolve as they reimagine transportation, housing, public spaces, workplaces and community life for the year 2050 and beyond.

Designed to build problem-solving skills and confidence, the program helps students deepen their understanding of urban development issues and strengthen their critical thinking skills to develop their own future-ready city solution. Along the way, students will discover exciting future pathways in urban planning, architecture, engineering, sustainability and technology.

Workshop Themes Include:

Future Cities & Urban Innovation Students explore how technology, sustainability and population growth are changing the way cities are designed and experienced.
Transportation & Smart Infrastructure Students investigate future-focused transport systems, smart infrastructure and connected technologies that could shape tomorrow’s communities.
Sustainable Communities & Public Spaces Students explore how cities can become more sustainable, inclusive and liveable through green spaces, renewable energy and community-focused design.
Urban Design & City Planning Students work collaboratively to redesign sections of a city while applying design thinking, problem-solving and innovation strategies.

Program Outcomes:

By the end of the program, students will:

Develop confidence in creativity, collaboration and communication
Strengthen critical thinking and future-focused problem-solving skills
Explore real-world urban design and sustainability processes
Build skills in design thinking, innovation and teamwork
Create and pitch an original future-focused city concept for a real audience

Every program can be tailored to suit the specific goals and expected outcomes of your classroom. Whether you are preparing students for assessment tasks, competitions, project-based learning, showcases or curriculum outcomes, our team can adapt the experience to align with your students, learning objectives and school priorities.

Age Group

This program has been designed for Primary and High School students and is recommended specifically for Grade 5 - 9 students.

Program Length

This program can be adapted in length to run for one hour, two hours, three hours, or a full day in length.

Longer programs allow students to further develop their skills and dive deeper into the program content. Shorter programs are great as a taster experience for students touching lightly on the key topics.

Topics Covered

In this program we will be covering the following topics:

Curriculum Alignment Opportunities

This program compliments the following content descriptors in the Australian Curriculum:

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Case Studies

The City Of The Future program is one of our most popular programs with school around the world using it as a way to get their students developing their innovation skills as they consider the role of technology in powering our cities.

Examples of how schools have utilised this program in the past include:

Peregian Springs State School | Year 5: A full day challenge for Year 5 students to redesign spaces around their community to be smart and connected spaces of the future. To find out more, click here.

City Of The Gold Coast | Year 8-10: A full day program for Year 8-10 students from across the Gold Coast to explore the future of their city. To find out more, click here.

St John's Anglican College | Year 8: A two hour workshop with Year 8 students ahead of subject selection to show them the role of technology in our cities, and the emerging technologies shaping the way we live and work.

We understand that every school and every class is different. That is why our team of experienced facilitators work with every client to tailor each program to their context.

Classroom Resources

If this program has caught your eye, you might also be interested in some of our classroom resources. These resources have been designed by our team of innovative educators to help you deliver inspiring and engaging learning experiences in your classroom. Resources related to this program include:

City Of The Future Activity Pack: A +20 page workbook for young people to design their own city of the future. Click here to find out more.

Design Thinking: A resource bundle with case studies, activities, and templates to help you prepare your students for the future of work. Click here to find out more.

Jobs Of The Future Resource Bundle: A resource bundle with case studies, activities, and templates to help you prepare your students for the future of work. Click here to find out more.

Ethical Innovations Unit Of Work: A 10-lesson unit of work for students as they take a design thinking approach to creating a responsible social media platform. Click here to find out more.

Other Programs

If you're looking to help students in your community develop their STEM and innovation skills, we'd also recommend checking out the following programs:

The Future Of Food: From 3D printed food to future superfoods, agricultural technologies, world hunger solutions and more, our Future Foods program has been designed to show students the exciting opportunities in the future of food. Click here to find out more.

Community Creators: Our Community Creators program will see students taking a design thinking approach to create a simple but effective technological solution to solve the a challenge students are passionate about in their local community. Click here to find out more.

Schooling In The Metaverse: In our Schooling In The Metaverse program, students will be challenged to design a school of the future as they consider the role new and emerging technologies such as XR, AI, and the metaverse will play in the future of education. Click here to find out more.

To explore our full range of workshop programs, make sure to check out our program library by heading to: www.bopindustries.com/programs

About BOP Industries

BOP Industries is an Australian education company on a mission to inspire the next generation of young innovators.

Run by a passionate team of innovative educators, we work with government, industry, and schools to deliver workshops, masterclasses, professional development, and competitions designed to help inspire and engage primary and high school students around the world. Since beginning our work in the education space in 2018, we have worked with over 100,000 students in 36 cities across Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and North America. To find out more about BOP and the schools we work with, head to: www.bopindustries.com/about-us

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