1. reflection, collaboration, imagination: children’s learning of sustainability through creative activities
paramita atmodiwirjo & yandi andri yatmo
department of architecture, universitas indonesia

2. Our background Teaching architecture at Universitas Indonesia
Architectural education background in Indonesia & UK
Develop environmental education programme for school children
Develop community architecture projects
Design for children, schools, special needs
Develop environmental education website (‘my environment’)

3. Overview of programme
Creativity-based environmental education programme since 2006
For pre-school, primary and secondary school children
With over 20 schools and neighbourhood communities
Holcim Award – Asia Pacific 2008
Involving architecture students as facilitators
Various environmental themes

4. Why learning sustainability?
Children as “architects of the future”
Towards better life in better environment, not only for now but also for the future
UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development ( ):
“to integrate the values inherent in sustainable development into all aspects of learning…”

5. What to learn?
human natural environment built environment social-culture science technology economy
balance

6. Some problems in ESD
Aspects of environments studied partially or separately
Emphasis on theories, lack of application in real surroundings
Environment is considered as ‘additional’ subject, separated from other subjects

7. interconnectedness interdependence ‘my environment’ single; isolated
nature
social
culture
‘my environment’
single; isolated my
environment
economy
others
interdependence

8. Creativity-based approach
Planning and design exercise as an approach for learning sustainability

9. Action to respond to factual issues
Learning approach
Reflection
of facts
Analysis;
Develop
knowledge
Creative
action
based on
knowledge
Reflection
of process
Action to respond to factual issues

10. ‘Dream Island’ Project
Main challenge:
To create self-sufficient environment
To fulfill present and future needs
To balance needs and resources

11. REFLECTION COLLABORATION IMAGINATION

12. Reflection Reflection on basic human needs
Awareness of local resources
Exploring connectedness

13. me sea fish milk meat water rice electricity food veg garden fruit
paddy field
milk
meat
water
rice
electricity
food me
house
veg
garden
fruit
drink
river
water
well

16. Collaboration
Working together in dealing with environmental problems & issues
Dialog
Negotiation

19. Imagination
Creative ideas
Freedom to build
Explore possibilities

23. Balanced development
Needs and resources
Natural and built

26. Interdependence
What happens in one place may affect other people in other places
Bogor
Depok
Jakarta

28. Programme evaluation Children’s reflection on the programme
What they have created
What they have learned
What they think about the process

29. Possible future development
Integration with school subjects
Real action in real environment
Networking with children around the world – sharing “our environment”
Programme
for children
School
curriculum
Real
environment
Children in other places

30. thank you