Joinedupdesignforschools
What if you put pupils in charge of improving their schools?
The Sorrell Foundation commissioned madmac to create films documenting the process of the Joinedupdesignforschools project in over 80 schools throughout the UK.
The project joins up top UK designers and architects including Paul Smith, Thomas Heatherwick, Marks Barfield, Richard Rogers, Judge Gill and Kevin McCloud with schools across the country to demonstrate how design and creativity can improve the quality of life and learning to children in schools.
The students briefed the designers and architects to design inspiring learning and social spaces; more civilised dinner halls and canteens; safer, more hygienic toilets; good communications; new storage systems; better uniforms and to improve schools’ reputations and identities.
During the process, the students discovered a host of new skills such as problem-solving, reasoning, teamworking, communication, negotiation. The experience also helped to boost their self-belief.
Each film tells a different school’s story from the initial concept to the final presentation of their ideas.
produced and directed by Iseabal MacIver
In March 2005 the Victoria & Albert Museum hosted the
Joinedupdesignforschools Exhibition. The films were at the heart of this exhibition which described in detail how the results of this pioneering collaboration could change our schools in the future.
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