Sustainability 4 Kids

Inspiration

We wanted to design for the future rather than the present. While new innovations in technology are constantly changing the way we see and live in the world, protecting humanity’s only home planet from environmental catastrophe will have to start from within. We cannot force people to care about the world; we have to teach them to respect it.

What It Does

The Sustainability 4 Kids project is about providing information on green living and raising awareness on environmental issues in an easy-to-access format in order to educate and inspire kids to lead more sustainable lives. Resources for adults allows parents and teachers to work alongside children in bringing sustainable habits into homes and schools. From videos to activities, children have a wide variety of fun ways to learn and stay engaged. We want to gradually but firmly establish the importance of respecting the earth into younger generations and foster memories that will push them for a greener future.

Living sustainably isn’t a trend--it isn’t limited only to the more fortunate and privileged. Technology may halt the effects of climate change, but our project addresses the underlying problems and attitudes prevalent in modern times and seeks to reverse it. Currently there are no existing websites geared towards children that consolidate all possible resources in one area--our website would fill this gap with an appealing modern interface and updated information.

Teaching children how to live sustainably encourages them to continue this lifestyle as adults. If we all start to live a little greener, we can slow down and limit the damage done to our planet.

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How We Built It

After coming up with our idea, we used Figma to prototype a website. Our design caters towards a younger audience, and we took inspiration from sites such as PBS kids and CoolMathGames.

Challenges We Ran Into

Originally our idea was entirely different. We wanted to design what we called “smart networks,” which were integrated communities that used smart technology provided through their utility providers to conserve energy and limit CO2 production. Unfortunately (or fortunately) we discovered that this idea was already established through the name “smart grids” and had to scrap it.

Accomplishments That We're Proud Of

This is our first official hackathon we’ve participated in and we’d like to think we’ve done a decent job overall! Brainstorming was fun but difficult to apply to real world applications.

What We Learned

We learned that it takes a lot of effort to come up with feasible solutions towards many problems in the world today, much less implement them. While we both have backgrounds in art and design, this was our first attempt using Figma and coming up with a minimum viable product website. We’re happy to have had this learning experience and hope to apply the skills we’ve gained on future projects.

What's Next for Sustainability 4 Kids

To make our design into a functioning website with real resources and elements, as well as to spread the word. We would also like to implement it as an app for more convenient access, with additional features such as trackers for waste habits and a virtual plant simulator to foster responsibility. While our project may exist solely online now, our main goal is to provide and educate all we can through whatever means possible.

Built With

• figma