Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.32633/eb.6.7
Sustainable clothing - a contribution to sustainable development teaching
Melba Blažić Grubelić
; The first Croatian high school in Sušak in Rijeka
Abstract
In the last several decades, sustainable development has become a globally recognized goal which has in turn been implemented in school curricula. This workshop is designed to develop students’ creativity and is followed by research. It is our hope that after attending the workshop, students will introduce new concepts into their lives and, subsequently, their families. In numerous lessons we have discussed the influence of nutrition, waste disposal and natural resource management on the sustainability of our planet. However, despite the broad range of subjects covered in all my years of teaching biology and ecology to secondary students, we have never broached the topic of sustainable clothing, a topic of great importance to teenagers and young adults, especially females. Students will be able to creatively approach their fashion choices. Upon completing the workshop, students commence research. Through research, students will familiarise themselves with the concepts of zero waste (a philosophy of life), fair trade manufacturing conditions of clothing, materials used in today’s fashion industry (whether in haute couture or streetwear) and, finally, fashion certificates. My many years of experience in teaching this content supports changes in the behavior of my students when it comes to dressing: they buy clothes less often, wear them in many different ways and take into account materials and eco-certificates when buying.
Keywords
workshop; creative approaches to clothing; experiential learning; zero waste
Hrčak ID:
254826
URI
Publication date:
27.12.2020.
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