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Paramita Atmodiwirjo & Yandi Andri Yatmo Department of Architecture, Universitas Indonesia

Promoting Children’s Ideas for Better Living Environment: Environmental Education Programme for Children Living in Deprived Urban Housing. Paramita Atmodiwirjo & Yandi Andri Yatmo Department of Architecture, Universitas Indonesia. Background.

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Paramita Atmodiwirjo & Yandi Andri Yatmo Department of Architecture, Universitas Indonesia

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  1. Promoting Children’s Ideas for Better Living Environment: Environmental Education Programme for Children Living in Deprived Urban Housing ParamitaAtmodiwirjo & Yandi AndriYatmo Department of Architecture, Universitas Indonesia

  2. Background Many children are living in poverty, especially in developing countries Poor quality of living environment: • Inadequate space, overcrowded • Lack of access to basic services • Waste and pollution 5

  3. How to improve this condition? What is the role of education? We want to live in a better environment We have great ideas to improve our environment Education = Building a vision for better environment

  4. Knowledge of healthy living environment -Ventilation -Natural light -Waste -Green -Water Healthy homes Environment

  5. Healthy home education programme In primary schools In local neighbourhoods Children worked in groups, accompanied by architecture students as facilitators 5

  6. Learning approach Learning stages Learning principles 1. Understanding existing environment (recall, observe, analyse) Critical thinking Creative thinking 2. Summarizing the criteria of healthy living environment Environmental awareness Collaboration 3. Application through design 4. Reflection

  7. Understanding existing environment (recall, observe, analyse)

  8. Worksheet 1: Do you feel comfortable at home? room dark/light clean/dirty fresh/stale Identify different spaces in their home and the condition (lighting, cleanliness, fresh air) problem causes how to overcome Analyse the problems in their home: the causes and how to overcome

  9. Worksheet 2: What happens to our waste? Identify different kinds of waste in their surrounding and classify into reusable and non-reusable waste reusable non-reusable Identify the journey of waste in their surrounding Identify appropriate action towards waste

  10. Worksheet 3: How green is your surrounding? types of plants examples many/few/none Identify different types of plants in their surrounding Mention various uses /functions of plants for human Identify what might happen if there are no plants

  11. Summary: How can we create a healthy living environment? Summarize various aspects of healthy living environment

  12. House with trees, clean, fresh air, with windows, ventilation and saving electricity NOW, LET’S CREATE HEALTHY HOMES FOR US !!

  13. Application of knowledge through design

  14. Children’s ideas of healthy living environment

  15. Programme evaluation* Children were able to mention the requirements of healthy living environment All children said that the activity was fun (especially the design exercise) Some children felt the activity was easy, but some felt it was quite difficult. Difficulties were primarily in analytical tasks (thinking why, how, cause-effect) *Based on questionnaires completed by children participating in 4 workshop sessions (n=124)

  16. Create more windows and ventilation, in the house there should be a waste bin, plant more trees, the waste should be separated The house should be bright, there should be ventilation, windows, waste bin, and clean water

  17. From knowledge to creative ideas…. … then to vision and future real actions

  18. Thank youFor further information: www.lingkunganku.cominfo@lingkunganku.com ParamitaAtmodiwirjo & Yandi AndriYatmo Department of Architecture, Universitas Indonesia

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