HANDS ON represents an innovative prototype that aims to develop, research and test effective communication strategies to sensitize young people to sustainability issues in the context of fast fashion. We are guided by the cross-competence and cross-curricular model of Lehrplan 21 and offer teachers in the areas
- Economy and consumption
- Politics, Democracy and Human Rights
- Natural environment and resources
in conjunction with the Department of Textile and Technical Design (TTG) a playful approach to the complex and serious dimension of the problem. (see image attached)
By combining content with practical, manual work, we enable young people to recognize and use scope for action in their own living environment. This promotes their self-effectiveness and the awareness that they can make positive changes themselves. Our basic idea is to use artistic strategies to develop and test educational formats that give young people fun, action-oriented access to sustainability topics in the area of tension between fashion consumption.
Mainstreaming: Young people learn simple communication skills that enable them to motivate and take their colleagues with them and share the strategies with their peers with coolness and fun.
The period between 13 and 16 years is an ideal time to address the issue of fashion and sustainability. In this phase, young people define their identity through belonging and differentiation and use fashion as an opportunity to express this.
Our project is based on the concept of event education, which focuses on experiential learning. Through active “crafting”, participants should be guided from a passive consumption attitude to a proactive creative attitude. This approach not only promotes practical skills, but also critical thinking and problem-solving skills in the context of sustainability.