A designer Emily Pilloton mudou-se para a área rural de Bertie County, na Carolina do Norte, para participar de um audacioso experimento de transformação da comunidade liderada pelo design. Ela está ensinando uma classe de design e construção chamada Studio H que envolve mente e corpo de alunos do ensino médio enquanto os conduz a um design inteligente e novas oportunidades para o condado mais pobre do estado.

Emily Pilloton: Ensinando design para mudanças

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.