At the S.E.A.T Project, we like to think that a small stool built in Vietnam can trigger a hurricane of good all over Australia and hopefully, the world. SEAT, a small stool made entirely of bamboo, was designed by Niki Banados, a UNSW Art & Design graduate. SEAT is made in a sustainable bamboo factory in Vietnam. While the factory itself is fuelled by the bamboo offcuts, the S.E.A.T … [Read more...]
Cradle-to-Cradle Design
The S.E.A.T Project is more than just a simple gesture towards sustainable, socially innovative design. In fact, we have built our entire social business model on the principles of Cradle-to-Cradle design theory and social change theory. Our little stool SEAT is made entirely from bamboo and was designed according to these principles. SEAT is made in a sustainable bamboo factory in Vietnam … [Read more...]
Hopetown & S.E.A.T
The teachers of Hopetown School in Wyong on the NSW Central Coast chose to participate in the S.E.A.T Project as it supports their student's social and emotional learning program. "Prior to starting the project with our secondary students, we discovered that they had very little knowledge of Vietnam, " said Rebekkah Grounsell, a teacher at Hopetown. "We decided to implement a unit of work about … [Read more...]
S.E.A.T’s Cross-Curricular Ed Program @ Hospital School Westmead
The S.E.A.T Project was delivered to all students from K-12 at The Hospital School within Westmead Children's Hospital last term. It provided the opportunity to deliver a cross-curricular program that focussed on Sustainability, Visual Arts, Literacy, the themes of friendship and change and offered opportunities for students to work both in teams and as individuals. The Hospital School … [Read more...]
SEAT, Lions & Youth Off The Streets
The Lions Club Parramatta are generously supporting the students of Father Chris Riley’s Youth Off the Streets Program through their participation in the S.E.A.T Project. Through their connection with S.E.A.T and Youth Off the Streets, Lions Parramatta are supporting self discovery, growth and connection for young people….“All youth deserve the best possible chance at starting life as a young … [Read more...]
Teachers participate in S.E.A.T Project at Westmead Children’s Hospital School
Staff at the Westmead Children's Hospital School participated in a one day SEAT workshop to gain a better understanding of what their children will be experiencing over the coming year. They enjoyed putting the SEAT together as a team, read "SEAT:The Little Stool that Could", made connections associated with the activities completed, watched SEAT being built in Vietnam and decorated their … [Read more...]