Designed Spaces

Designing Smart And Sustainable Spaces Of The Future

Themes:

Design ThinkingSustainabilityTechnology

Length:

Half DayOne DayTwo Days

About The Program

Program Brief

The Designed Spaces Program is a hands-on design and innovation experience that introduces students to the world of future-focused architecture, creative problem-solving and user-centred design. Through interactive workshops and collaborative challenges, students will explore how spaces can be reimagined to better support learning, wellbeing, creativity and connection within schools and communities.

Designed to build confidence in creativity, collaboration and design thinking, the program helps students strengthen their innovation and problem-solving skills while developing their own concept for a future-ready space. Along the way, students will explore sustainability, smart technology and inclusive design while discovering exciting future pathways in architecture, design, engineering and urban innovation.

Workshop Themes Include:

Future-Focused Space Design Students explore how learning and community spaces are evolving as they develop their own concept for a future-ready environment.
Sustainable & Smart Design Students investigate sustainable design principles, emerging technologies and smart solutions that can improve the way spaces function and support people.
User-Centred & Inclusive Design Students learn how designers create spaces for real people through empathy activities, user journeys and audience-focused design thinking.
Prototyping & Pitching Students bring their ideas to life through sketches, models or digital mock-ups before pitching their concepts to peers and facilitators.

Schools can choose a specific location at their school or community for the students to re-design, otherwise students will be given free will to choose a space within their community to re-design.

Program Outcomes:

By the end of the program, students will:

Develop confidence in creativity, collaboration and communication
Strengthen design thinking and problem-solving skills
Explore real-world architecture, design and innovation processes
Build skills in sustainability, prototyping and user-centred design
Create and pitch an original future-focused space 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 can be adapted to suit Primary and High School audiences. It is recommended for Grade 3-10 students.

Program Length

This program can be adapted in length to run for half a day, a full day, or two days in length.

Longer programs allow students to further develop their skills and dive deeper as they bring their ideas to life. 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

Our Designed Space program is one of our most popular workshops at BOP with schools around the world using it as a way to help their students develop their skills in design thinking as they reimagine spaces around their community.

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

Ipswich Girls Grammar School | Year 10: A two day program for all Year 10 students to redesign spaces around the school community. Click here to find out more.

Cannon Hill Anglican College | Year 8: A two day program for all Year 8 students to design future focused learning precincts around the school campus. Click here to find out more.

Methodist Ladies' College | Year 8: A two day program for all Year 8 students to suggest the new spaces they would like to see created for students and staff across the campus. Click here to find out more.

We understand that every school and every class is different. This is why our experienced team of facilitators work to tailor every program we deliver to suit each client's 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 +30 page resource for young people to help them design a safe, sustainable, and connected city of the future. This activity pack is complete with templates, case studies, and a diverse range of challenges to support them along their journey. Click here to find out more.

Design Thinking Resource Bundle: A resource bundle with case studies, activities, and templates to help you infuse your lessons with design thinking. Click here to find out more.

Team Building Toolkit: A free resource to help you build impactful teams in your classroom using the personas of Hipsters, Hackers, Hustlers, and Humanists. Click here to find out more.

Mental Health Hackathon Unit Of Work: A 10 lesson unit of work that will see students creating mental health solutions by young people, for young people in their community. Click here to find out more.

Other Programs

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

Sustainable Futures: Our Sustainable Futures program provides a platform for students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills as they design sustainable solutions to address real challenges on a local, national and global scale. Click here to find out more.

Community Leaders: A half or full day workshop to help students design impactful solutions to challenges in their local community. Click here to find out more.

Future Foods: A half or full day program designed to show students the exciting innovations changing the way we produce and consume food. Click here to find out more.

Schooling In The Metaverse: A one day or two day program for students to redesign their school of the future as they factor in technologies such as the metaverse, artificial intelligence, and robotics. 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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