Design to Improve Life A guide for high school teachers
From May 10th - June 10th 2012, design from all over the world will be exhibited at Keskuskatu 1 in central Helsinki in compliance with the theme Design to Improve Life. Free guided tours can be booked within the hours of 10am-8pm.
This teacher’s guide is created as a helpful tool for teachers. Combined with our educational material, the guide is meant to act as inspiration for how to use Design to Improve Life for educational purposes. The guide includes a short introduction to the exhibition and its theme; suggestions for relevant teaching of Design to Improve Life; practical information and a feedback form. Our wish is to optimize the conditions for a great and educational collaboration with the help of a guide to improve and to enable further work, based on your visit to the exhibition. It is possible to find additional inspiration, background knowledge and examples of Design to Improve Life on our website www.designtoimprovelife.dk. The information found on the website includes the exhibition’s various historical and thematic outlines. The aim of our educational material is to make your visit to the exhibition an exciting and educational experience, while reinforcing the teaching potentials surrounding design. We hope it will awaken your curiosity and understanding of design as an alternative solution to problem solving that can improve the lives of people all over the world.
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