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Klasse! Lernen Klasse! Lernen. Anerkennung - Honorary Mention 2023

Seifenwerkstatt 4.0

GRG13 Wenzgasse, Wien
The starting point for our project Seifenwerkstatt 4.0 (Soap Workshop 4.0) was taking a closer look at the topic of sustainability. One of the objectives was to consider packaging material not as waste, but as a raw material and recyclable.

The project is situated in the context of the fourth media revolution. After language, writing and printing, we are in the midst of a new era: the social web is changing global communication, both in scientific and social contexts. Including digital education in different classes is a logical consequence. Digital learning settings in the classroom was really useful for our project Seifenwerkstatt 4.0 , because the highly individualized nature of the individual design projects was also accompanied by a high level of supervision.

Re-use of tetra packs, which were accumulated in high numbers on a weekly basis, are used to create molds for soap. Here, soap is representative of any other material that can be processed in a casting process. Soap plays a very important role in the everyday life of the students, especially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first task was to look more closely at and to reflect on sustainability. It was amazing how quickly the students came up with their own ideas for a soap and the entire branding. In teams of two, the students developed a soap including packaging and logo. This was the start of our journey towards becoming producers.

Links: https://padlet.com/JuliaGrandegger/seifenwerkstatt-4-0-d6qaycydfven0r0y, https://padlet.com/JuliaGrandegger/seifenwerkstatt-4-0-das-werkbuch-t7d0rk8ra89uvbp0
Schule: GRG13 Wenzgasse, Wien

Unterrichtsfach: Werken

Schulgruppe: 2.E

Schüler*innen: Alika L., Maximilian K., Lilly L., Nicolas H., Toni K. , Esther J., Leonard K. , Benedikt H., Leonidas L. , Alexander K., Clemens K., Hemma K., Samir C., Lenya F. , Luca K., Philipp G., Nicolas H., Leonie B.

Lehrperson: Mag.a Julia Grandegger

Dank an die Fachgruppe Werken.
The students of 2.E are a very mixed group. Although they are laid-back, they work carefully and were happy to finally unpack their new school laptops in the Handicrafts class. The different two-person teams largely complemented each other very well and brought a new dynamic to the lessons.

Julia Grandegger completed a classical education as a photographer, then graduated from the University of Applied Arts with a degree in fine arts. For many years she has been self-employed and since September 2022 also a teacher at GRG13 Wenzgasse in the subjects of Handicrafts as well as Art and Design.