The Kelvin Grove Urban Village is showing the way for future urban development, with a focus on sustainability, physical and social diversity, and excellence in design.
Many schools have used the Village as a case study, and have visited the site for a briefing by project staff on the master planning, urban design and sustainability elements of the Village.
In response to these visits, a suite of schools materials have been developed, based on the key learning areas within the Study of Society and Environment curriculum for middle school students.
The key education tool, called SCAPE, consists of a website with urban sustainability education materials, and a guided computer-based simulation which students play on-site at the Village. SCAPE brings together education, urban professional and technology expertise and uses real-world scenarios, sophisticated logic and decision-making to help students understand and apply the concepts.
School visits and SCAPE sessions are scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
