Santa Sophia Green Trail
Amplifying learning outcomes for students through Experiential Design.
Introduction
At Santa Sophia, part of the client's brief was to teach sustainable design principles to the students. The Green Trail amplifies teaching and learning, whilst creating a memorable experience for the entire school community.
Project
Santa Sophia Green Trail
Client
Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta
Date
2022
Location
Box Hill, NSW
Indigenous Country
Dharug
We worked with the teachers and the sustainability consultant at Santa Sophia to simplify sustainability design principles into a visual narrative and curate a trail that has 12 stations across two levels of the school. Each station highlights a different aspect of sustainable design.
There's a station at the chicken coup where the school canteen composts its waste. Other stations highlight the way glazing impacts comfort and energy use, and explain the school's grey water system. We put graphics on the ground to guide students from one station to the next, and they receive a stamp at each station when completing the tour.
The trail supports the teachers by providing real-life examples that can be woven into different curriculum streams. But for the students, the most important part is playfulness. We know how important play is to growing minds - infographics should be playful and interesting for the kids.
