La designeuse Emily Pilloton a déménagé dans le Comté rural de Bertie, en Caroline du Nord, pour lancer une expérience audacieuse de transformation de la communauté par le design. Elle enseigne un cours de conception-construction appelé le Studio H qui implique le corps et l'esprit des lycéens tout en apportant du design intelligent et de nouvelles opportunités au comté le plus pauvre de l'état.

Emily Pilloton : Enseigner le design pour créer le changement

Applying hands-on design and building to education can spark pride and progress in even the most struggling communities. In Bertie County, North Carolina, where only 27 percent of students passed state standards and one in three children lives in poverty, a radical design-build curriculum turned students into creators of tangible local change. Projects like student-built farmers' markets and playgrounds elevated learning and connected the classroom to community needs. This approach shows that creativity and collaboration can unlock new futures for rural youth and their towns.