While considering sustainability in their Arts and Innovation class, Chesapeake Academy (CA) middle school designers considered the environmental impact of the fashion industry. Students examined the realities of fast fashion, including its environmental consequences, labor practices, and social implications.
“Through documentary discussion and Socratic Seminar, sixth through eighth grade students analyzed issues such as pollution, waste, overproduction, wages and other ethical concerns. Some even made meaningful connections to the local Chesapeake Bay watershed and our place in the global community,” said Arts & Innovation coordinator Parham Neal-Pishko.
As an outgrowth of this study, student designers embraced upcycling with found materials to create a wearable or functional art piece….
