DIY kits that integrate the STEAM learning framework and Gardnerâs theory of 8 multiple intelligences with an emphasis on BODY KINETIC INTELLIGENCE to complement the education of children from 8 to 9 years old in the Ventanilla district (Peru)
4.5/5
More than +12.000 customers
Timeline: 8 months Role: Product Designer
Challenge and Goals
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7 out of 10 families say that their child exercises less than before Covid-19
... - Insufficient coverage of the curriculum in the poorest places in Peru
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Problem
The pandemic hindered children’s development of “Kinetic Intelligence” (Gardner’s theory) and we need to get that back without compromising their learnings.
NGOs like “Kantaya”, are helping to offset the educational deficits OST (Out of School Time) in the poorest places in Peru but…
HMW Question
How Might We, through the design of services and products can improve the education of “Kantaya” children while complementing it with physical activity?
Approach
Phase 1. Empathizing w/ the User
- Netnography â Etnography
- Empathize with the users (One To One Interviews)
- Experts Interviews
Phase 2. Designing for the User
- Usability Testing
- Affinity Diagrams
- Re-Design (Iterate)
- Customer Journey Map
Insight
There are plenty of STEAM kits out there. They are expensive and that did not match the Peru reality; we needed the DIY approach.
Additionally, there is no tangible conceptual anchoring of Multiple Intelligences (Gardnerâs theory) in association with the STEAM framework.
«We help the children of Ventanilla to learn effectively through gamification and the exchange between a theory that understands the mind with a theoretical framework that promotes problem solving.«
RSV Design Team
Project developed in the course Design Projects 4, 2021 -2 Specialty in Industrial Design, Pontificia Universidad CatĂłlica del PerĂș.
Designed by the RSV Design Team: Stefano Casafranca, Renata Marruffo and Vania Guerra