upcycling

It means using old or thrown-away things to make something new and special

why upcycle?

It means using materials again instead of throwing them away, so we can help take care of our Earth.

SPRINT BRIEF

Everyday recycled materials can become part of something big, beautiful, and collaborative.

We are going to turn recycled things into art! Each of you will decorate one piece of cardboard, and together we will make one big, colorful mural.

WHAT WE ARE DOING

WHY WE ARE DOING IT

To turn recycled materials into art and create something together.

We each decorate a cardboard piece with recycled items to make one big canva.

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Final Project Expectations

Make your piece look great on its own and fit with the others to tell a bigger story

Your will design a piece of cardboard using old or recycled things to make something new and creative

All pieces come together to make one giant, colorful artwork that everyone helped create.

The design process will include these steps:

Think & Dream

A good example of signals are "the launch of chatGPT" or "the fall of the iconic tunnel tree redwood" and good examples of drivers would be "artificial intelligence" or "climate change"

Then, identify signals (glimpses of the future we already see today) and drivers (what made the signal possible)



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؜30 mins

؜Decide what your piece will be. Draw a quick sketch of your idea.

Use recycled materials and weaving to compose your artwork on the cardboard. Make choices about shape, texture, and space.

SPRINT STEPS

Explore Materials

Prototype

؜60 mins

Gallery of ReUse: Showcase

؜60 mins

5

؜30 mins

Before starting our projects we will learn weaving techniques using yarn, ribbons, or strips of paper.

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All pieces come together to form one wall. We see how the artworks connect and talk about what we see.

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Complete your Art

Last session to complete your artwork, you need to have nice layers on you cardboard pieces

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Recyclabes:

1. Yarn
2. Fabric strips (cut from old t-shirts or cloth) Meshes
3. Paper strips (colored paper or recycled paper)
4. Plastic bag strips (clean, cut into soft loops)
5. Crepe paper
6. Thin cardboard strips

Connectors:

1. Zip-ties
2. Brads
3. String
4. Masking tape
5. Glue

Tools:

1. Metal ruler
2. Scissors
3. Safe cardboard cutter

Week 11

1st

؜Before we start making our projects, we need to learn some simple weaving methods:

Use yarn, paper, or fabric strips to make a small woven sample.

Explore Materials

Process Example

Play this Video

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Week 11

2nd

؜Time to start out project!

Think about what you want to show on your cardboard piece (shapes, lines, nature, movement, patterns).

You can try many ideas, but at the end we want to have one simple drawing and focus on:

1. Big shapes
2. Simple lines
3. One main idea

Think & Dream

2nd

؜Each one of you need to have this sentence completed :

"My piece will show ___ "”

Think & Dream

“My piece will show a strong sun "

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Recyclabes:

1. Yarn
2. Fabric strips (cut from old t-shirts or cloth)
3. Paper strips (colored paper or recycled paper)
4. Plastic bag strips (clean, cut into soft loops)
5. Crepe paper
6. Thin cardboard strips

Connectors:

1. Zip-ties
2. Brads
3. String
4. Masking tape
5. Glue

Tools:

1. Metal ruler
2. Scissors
3. Safe cardboard cutter

Week 12- 13

3rd

Prototype

1. ؜Use your cardboard square (30 × 30 cm) as your art surface.
2. Draw you design on the cardboard
3. Make choices about your materials:
4. Where materials go
5. How they overlap
6. How empty space is used

What to remember: This is art, not decoration There is no “right” answer. Your piece should feel intentional

3rd

Prototype

4rd

Complete your artwork

Before you finish, look at your piece and ask:

1. Can something stand up, stick out, or hang?
2. Can materials layer, cross, or overlap?
3. Can your weaving move away from the cardboard?

What to try:

1. Bend materials forward
2. Let woven parts extend past the edges
3. Stack or lift pieces using cardboard or folded paper

Art does not have to stay on the surface. Your artwork can use space, depth, and movement.

5th

Wall of Recyclos

1. Place all cardboard pieces next to each other.
2. Adjust spacing and orientation so the mural feels connected.
3. Step back and look at the whole artwork.