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Recycling Old Clothing: Repurpose With Purpose! - Self Sufficiency Series
ARI Learning by Carly Filewich Inclusive & Social!
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Using just scissors and some old tshirts, we will create 3 projects entirely from old clothes. Learn about the environmental, health and social costs of cheap clothing and how you can help.
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This class is part of our Self Sufficiency Series! We will discuss the major global effects that the manufacturing and shipping of cheap clothing have imposed on the world. The apparel industry now rivals the oil industry in terms of global pollution. Many thrift stores are overwhelmed and unable to locally sell all of the clothing donations they receive. Excess either ends up in landfills or creates transportation pollution as these donations are shipped to poor countries, often hurting...
Carly Filewich has her BCYC, ECE and is an experienced teacher and artisan. I love making space for young people to bring meaning to their experiences - be they social, educational or creative. I'm a lifelong learner and a parent. My grandparents spoke Dutch (maternal) and Ukrainian (paternal) growing up. I especially love recycling textiles with my learners on Outschool! I have pet worms who eat my compost. I love to eat (and talk about!) wild foods. I completed a Bachelor's of Child and Youth Care, with early childhood education specialization from the University of Victoria. Learning about humans is my favourite. Yvonne is an interdisciplinary artist with a B.Mus from McGill University. As an artist, investigating the source of my art supplies is important to remain as low impact on the environment as possible. I reuse, repurpose and reinvent from recycled materials. As a homeschooling mum, we support learner led environments.
Each learner will need a sharp pair of scissors (a rotary cutter from a sewing store makes the job a bit easier) and 7 to 9 garments to upcycle. Watching 'The True Cost' before class will give learners a good foundation for understanding the ethical content of this class. There is some footage of human rights violations, so if you'd prefer not to view it, there are also some fantastic YouTube videos and TED talks about the high cost of cheap clothes. https://truecostmovie.com/
Watching 'The True Cost' before class will give learners a good foundation for understanding the ethical content of this class. There is some footage of human rights violations, so if you'd prefer not to view it, there are also some fantastic YouTube videos and TED talks about the high cost of cheap clothes. https://truecostmovie.com/
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Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(557)
Learners who join this community will experience spaces where they can be themselves, learn cool stuff, do interesting work, and meet fun people. We are an organization of homeschooling parents, unschoolers and teachers who work as a team to...
Group Class
$60
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
60 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-9 learners per class
