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Mother Earth is the origin, the beginning and end of all life. Without the Earth there is no life, without life there is no humanity. The Earth supplies all the raw materials that people need. The problem is that we use much more than she can supply and - unfortunately - when we run out, we run out. In 2023, 'earth overshoot day', the day on which we had used up the stock of available raw materials for the entire year, fell on August 2. Naturally, we continued as usual for the rest of the year, which meant that in 2023 we used no less than 1.7 times more raw materials than were available. Simply put, to meet demand we needed 1.7 Earths in 2023. But there is only one!
Kids & Circulair offers lesson programs for primary, secondary and higher education. And that is absolutely necessary because on the way to 2050, a lot will change in the way we deal with Mother Earth and our products.
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If we take Mother Earth as a benchmark, we can help even our very youngest to develop a much-needed circular mindset.
We investigate the cycle of nature and take this as a starting point for our goods. What materials are used when designing a table, pen or laptop? Do we really need it and what do we do with it when it becomes waste?
In these interactive guest lessons, with a program for lower, middle and upper grades, we travel to our circular future.
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Waste: plastic, clothing, electronic equipment... What can we do to create a circular mindset and put our current linear throw-away society in the trash?
This age group owns many gadgets whose raw materials are being depleted. By debating on the basis of sustainable developments, a conversation turns into mind maps and designs of a circular world. We do this on the basis of a project. Naturally, we adapt the content of the lesson(s) to current or regional themes.
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Everything around us was designed by someone: the clothes we wear, the buildings we live in, even the way we get our food was designed by specialists. At the same time, this means that we can also reshape these things. The R-ladder is an excellent tool for this.
The first step on the R ladder is to ask yourself 'do I really need it?'. The second step is to rethink the product itself. What would the business model of a product look like if you did not become the economic owner of it but rented a right of use? In what ways could you, as a company, design a refrigerator or a car, a coffee maker or, for example, a television that you 'rent' to the user and that you then get back? In that case, how would your design, production, business model(s), success factors or marketing differ from current processes?
We will work on the assignment on a project basis based on a circular society. All facets of economic and social value(s) increase are discussed in detail.
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