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Workshops for schools
Using handling collections of contemporary design objects, students can interact with key designs through experiential learning.
These workshops support students to gain new perspectives on the role of designers and the impact of design in everyday life.
The workshops happen at the Design Museum and some topics are available remotely. Please check all details below.
For key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5.
What to expect
Creative briefs introduce the concept of user-centred design and encourage young people to develop design ideas that meet real needs. Workshops support the National Curriculum for Design and Technology and incorporate STEM subjects for Key Stage 3, as well as relevant KS4 and post-16 qualifications.
Learning outcomes include:
Observation
Product handling and evaluation
Drawing
Discussion
Responding to a design brief
Design thinking
Topics available
Sustainable Design
Inspired by our exhibition 'Waste Age: What can design do?' and its accompanying handling collection, this design-led workshop will teach students how to become well informed consumers and responsible future designers.
Suitable for KS2,3 & 4. Delivered at the museum or remotely. To book an onsite session, click 'Book now'. If you'd like to book an online workshop, please email the team via learning@designmuseum.org
Designer Maker User
Find out about the making process and learn about the design process and the steps to making the end product.
Suitable for KS2 & 3. Delivered at the museum.
Stranger By Design
Come and find out about the world of unconventional design that often hides the true meaning of the object function.
Suitable for KS2,3 & 4. Delivered at the museum.
Chairs and seating
Look at why the chair is the ultimate design challenge and why the user has the last say on whether a chair becomes a classic or a relic.
Suitable for KS2, 3, 4 & 5. Delivered at the museum.
Lighting
Find out how lighting can give messages, set the mood, make or break your day at school and help you to customise the space you inhabit.
Suitable for KS3, 4 & 5. Delivered at the museum.
Booking information
Our design workshops run Mondays –Fridays during term time only.
Staring at 10.30, 11.45 or 13.30 (1 hour)
Cost: £150 inclusive of the VAT per session (up to 30 students)
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The museum is fully accessible via wheelchair with lifts operating across all floors inside the premises. Limited parking for learning groups with additional access needs – please visit the Museum's access page to find out more information.
More Workshops
Digital Design Workshops
Focusing on the role of digital technology in the design and technology industries, these sessions combine analogue hands-on experiences with an introduction to designing through software. During the sessions, students will learn to use the software to create a design response to a user brief.
Suitable for KS2, 3, 4 & 5. Delivered at the museum or remotely. To book an onsite or online session, please email the team: learning@designmuseum.org
Get in touch
Have a question? You can contact the team via learning@designmuseum.org for further information.