Material box 'Slow Fashion'
Material box 'Slow Fashion'
Slow Fashion' learning box
In a service learning project, students of the bachelor's programme "Material Culture: Textiles" in co-operation with the project "One World at School" have developed a station learning Slow Fashion" learning box developed. Not only slow fashion practices, but also the work with the slow fashion learning box is being further researched at the Institute in the Department of Material Culture Education.
The box has been on loan nationwide since January 2021. Schools throughout Germany can borrow and try it out.
The materials box combines creative methods with impulses for sustainable clothing consumption. It is suitable for children and young people aged between 9 and 16. Seven learning stations address topics relating to the textile cycle and create alternative ideas to the textile chain of fast fashion.
The material: Touch station with raw materials and fabrics
Dyeing: Dyeing experiment with natural dyes
The cut: Sweater puzzle
The seam: Sewing on a button
The purchase: Sealing game
The wardrobe: Wardrobe experiments
The action: Planning a swap or other projects
There is also a digital handout with working materials and information as well as a list of further internet links on the project website. In addition to the learning stations, the handout includes, for example, a slow fashion bingo or ideas for your own projects and design pieces.
The box and literature with information and teaching ideas can be borrowed from the "One World at School" project.
The project "Eine Welt in der Schule" is a project of the Grundschulverband e.V. and the University of Bremen. Further materials in the learning box have been developed in collaboration with the makers of the travelling exhibition
was created.