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Saturday 13 March '10
(from The John Ruskin Memorial Blog)
Brought to you in association with Lego
Social solutions through craft
Another facet of the UNAS project is a kind of school house for children out of school that prioritises kids from difficult backgrounds, abusive or violent homes or learning difficulties. This schoolhouse/poorhouse works to equip the children of Heliopolis with the skills to operate in society and instill an ethical framework in the community.
One example we are shown is a project for the children to create and design machines that make for better living in the favella, such as litter collecting machines. This project is heavily sponsored by Lego. If you were of a cynical bent you would think this is part of an extensive global marketing strategy, but I'd like to believe that there is an interesting reworking of Victorian industrial altruism at play here.
In a Q and A session with the children it is clear what the real value of Britsh Culture is, when the first question is "Do you know Beckham".
website design & build by dorian moore @ theusefularts.org.
1 Comment
HI Alistair,
I met you at the Terminal Convention with Aishling recently in Cork. Just wanted to say hello and I checke out your website. Some of teh cprojects sound really interesting.
I will be directing my thirs year students to the site.
Regards
Tanya
Tanya Power, March 24, 2011 15:10