How does the Eco-Cubby project work?
Get Involved
Annual Program
Workshops, Events and Activities
Resources
Eco-Cubby Objectives
Management Team
Board
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HOW DOES THE ECO-CUBBY PROJECT WORK?

Eco-Cubby aims to raise awareness and bring sustainability issues and thinking into communities. The project provides the opportunity for young people to work with their community in the design of a cubby house embracing concepts of sustainable living – function, materials, shelter, enclosure, and resources.

Eco-Cubby can be delivered in your school or community in a number of different ways – as part of the Annual Program, as an Exhibition, Workshop and Event, or through use of the Eco-Cubby Resources.

GET INVOLVED

If you are interested in the Eco-Cubby project and would like your school or community to get involved please contact us on enquiries@eco-cubby.com

ANNUAL PROGRAM

A year-long project administered by the Eco-Cubby Project Coordinator, this program has specific objectives with outcomes exhibited in Melbourne and across the State. Applications for the annual program open in Term four each year. Please contact us for an application form.

Concept | Design | Documentation | Modelling
Children engage with their architect in project brainstorming regarding the environmental impact of housing and Eco-Cubby design. Architects assist students’ designs to be translated to a scale model. Documentation in the form of photos, work samples, and comments are shared through the Eco-Cubby blog where participants observe each other’s processes and activities.

Building of Eco-Cubby
Schools and communities can build their Eco-Cubby designs and see them functioning as active play, teaching and creative arts constructions. Although this potential Eco-Cubby outcome is an exciting aspect of the project, it is the thought process, design and modelling that are the ongoing focus.

WORKSHOPS, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Eco-Cubby can be a flexible, short-term project, responding to the needs and requirements of your community.

This may include an exhibition of previous Eco-Cubby work, demonstrating the sustainable practices of young people in different areas of Victoria, or a one-day workshop where participants learn about sustainable design and create their own Eco-Cubby model.

See outcomes of previous Eco-Cubby Workshops, Events and Activities here.

RESOURCES

Visit the Eco-Cubby Resources page to access the free resources available to your school and community.

ECO-CUBBY OBJECTIVES

The Eco-Cubby program aims to:
• improve community understanding and appreciation of the environment and sustainable living principles
• increase children’s awareness and knowledge about sustainability, and encourage them to take action to ensure the health of their environment
• provide an interactive educational experience with cross-curricular outcomes in: numeracy; literacy; design, creativity and technology; civics and citizenship; personal learning; interpersonal development; thinking; the arts; humanities; and, information communication technology
• encourage creative thinking, team work and collaboration between project participants
• support participants in forging connections with likeminded schools and communities across metropolitan and regional Victoria
• build sustainable partnerships between architects, schools and local communities

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Eco-Cubby Management Team:
KELLY BOUCHER Eco-Cubby Project Coordinator
SIMON SPAIN Creative Producer ArtPlay and Signal, City of Melbourne
EMILY ATKINS Program Coordinator, arts2GO, Regional Arts Victoria

BOARD

Prof Rob Adams (City of Melbourne)
Michael Peck AM (Architects in Schools)
Andrew Marty (SACS Consulting)
Mark O’Sullivan (Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria)
Tony Arnel (Vic. Building Commission)
Cr Cathy Oke (City of Melbourne)
Maria James (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority)
Robyn Douglass (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority)
Kirsty Fletcher (The Rexroth Mannasmann Collective)
Gale Jurkiw (Alphington Primary School)
Jan Deans (University of Melbourne Early Learning Centre)
Simon Spain (City of Melbourne)
Emily Atkins (Regional Arts Victoria)
Kelly Boucher (Eco-Cubby)