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
Hassell Returns to Co-Design with the Children at St John’s and St Clement’s Primary School, Peckham
Michael Pecirno, Sustainable Futures Lead at Hassell, recently completed his third successful CCAC co-design project – his second with Year 5 at St John’s and St Clement’s Primary School. Spanning five weeks during the Spring term, the ambitious collaboration challenged the students to step into the shoes of urban planners and eco-engineers.
Studio Egret West and Heathfield Academy: Re-wilding Wandle Park
For the second year running, Studio Egret West worked on a co-design project with Year 5 pupils at Heathfield Academy.
Zaha Hadid Architects at William Tyndale Primary School: Retrofitting the New Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) embark on their third co-design with Year 5 children at William Tyndale Primary School in Islington. Architects Angela Augelli Curci and Effie Nakajima led the project, setting a timely brief: Retrofit an Art Gallery for Floods and Heatwaves, based on the soon to be open Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
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