One Drop is a simple learning initiative for use within Chicago Public Schools created by Moving Design in collaboration with Archeworks, a not for profit educational and research institution in Chicago dedicated to designing 21st century urban infrastructure.
One Drop is a three-week, after school curriculum designed to engage this next generation in basic water issues and inspire them to make a difference.
Learn more here.
Week One will focus on the students tracking their water usage via an interactive website.
Week Two will feature daily 15-minute classroom lessons and group activities to explore how water is important to all and how our actions affect the Lake Michigan watershed. A 32-page workbook outlines the activities for both teachers and students.
In Week Three, students then track their water use again online, using what they’ve learned to reduce their usage and then reveal the difference that they made.
Together with experts at Archeworks, Chicago Public Schools, Friends of the Chicago River, and the State of Illinois, Moving Design hopes to develop this program into a scalable curriculum for elementary students.
In order to fund the pilot program, Moving Design has applied for the Sappi Ideas that Matter Grant and looks forward to bringing this idea into life.
Moving Design encourages innovation through creative research, done in collaboration with students from different disciplines and forward-thinking organizations. All research programs encourage creative experimentation, keen observation, and intense curiosity, and present relevant new ideas that shape the public’s point of view.
Rick Valicenti & John Pobojewski Founders, Ideation, and Art Direction
Melanie Gibb & Bud Rodecker Design and Content Development
Barb Valicenti Project Management
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Way to go guys… glad to see this is finally taking shape. Looks like it will be a great program. Let me know if you need any help!
Thanks Dawn. We’ll be sure to! Help us spread the word.