Designers and school children co-create solutions to the climate crisis
What we do
Top designers and school children work together in primary classrooms to design a better future
Collaboration
We bring top designers from diverse fields into primary classrooms for an extended period to co-create innovative, eco-friendly design concepts with nine and ten-year olds
Design
Innovative, sustainable design is essential in the fight to accommodate and transcend climate change. Our design partners are experts in their field
Outreach
CCAC reaches out to communities via our partnerships with schools. Our programme covers the nation through regional hubs
Our partners
We work with top design houses and state primary schools across England, with a focus on serving disadvantaged communities
Support us
CCAC is a registered charity which raises its income through donations, partnerships and fundraising activities
Resources
CCAC has developed resources to support school senior leadership teams, teachers, participating design practices and their designers. Teaching resources cover design practice and climate science
News
Arup and Stride Treglown Designers Team up with Headley Park Year 5s to Retrofit the School’s Clubhouse
The penultimate co-design of the 2025/26 academic year took place in Bristol at Headley Park Primary School, where 9-and-10-year-olds teamed up with engineers and architects from Arup and Stride Treglown to Redesign the School Clubhouse for 2050.
Anurita Chandola FRAS Co-designs Sustainable Suits for Extreme Climates with Year 5 Pupils
Anurita Chandola FRAS, a space-wear and textiles artist, recently completed her first co-design project with Year 5 pupils at Charles Dickens Primary School in Southwark, London. Anurita introduced the children to the critical fact that in space, resources are entirely constrained and nothing can be wasted through her brief “A Sustainable Suit for Extreme Climates”.
LANDE returns to co-design with Tupton Primary School "The Farm of the Future"
Architect and designer Polly North, founder of LANDE studio, completed her second successful co-design project with CCAC in July called “Farm of the Future”.
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