Desainer Emily Polloton pindah ke kawasan pedesaan Bertie County, North Carolina, untuk terlibat dalam sebuah eksperimen yang dirancang oleh para desainer dengan tujuan melakukan transformasi masyarakat. Dia mengajarkan desain pada sebuah kelas bernama Studio H yang melibatkan anak-anak SMA sambil memperkenalkan desain yang cerdas serta kesempatan baru kepada pedesaan termiskin di negara bagian tersebut

Emily Pilloton: Desain Pengajaran untuk Perubahan

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.