May 25: Special Lesson by Suren: Upcycled bags
A special workshop lead by Suren, on using creativity to transform ordinary materials
Assigned Teachers: Suren, Tameez
Intro (5 mins)
Discuss the importance of up cycling
recycling vs upcycling
the plastic problem in Sri Lanka
You will need:
Plastic bags of all colors (ask students to bring)
an iron
k95 masks
scissors
Tape (to hold patterns together)
Guide
Design your fabric
Volunteer advice: Please use the iron outside if possible, so the fumes won’t be in the classroom. Ideally an adult will be the only one using the iron wearing a K95 mask - and not the kids. kids can focus on assembling their fabric pattern. and designing their bag!