Circular Classroom Finland

A collaboration for the Finnish Education System to develop engaging and practice in-class resources on the circular economy, sustainability and creativity.

The Circular Classroom is a free, multilingual educational resource for students and teachers alike, designed to integrate circular thinking into high school and upper secondary classrooms in Finland, all packaged up in a fun, beautiful format. It offers the opportunity to think differently about how we design products, how we meet our needs as humans, and how to support the development of more creative professional roles that help to design a future that is about social, economic, and environmental benefits.

FastCo Honorable Mention for World Changing Ideas in Education

The Circular Classroom offers the opportunity to think differently about how we design products, how we meet our needs as humans, and how we can support the development of more creative professional roles that help to design a future that is about social, economic and environmental benefits.

The intention behind the project is to support young people in recognizing the exciting opportunity that redesigning products, services and systems have for the future, for exploring how their engagement with the world today impacts the future, and for supporting their decisions around future professions. It’s about making sure that they have the tools and agency to overcome the pessimistic worldview so often painted when global planetary issues are discussed.