3D printing and ping-pong: the fight for equality starts in schools
Dates
Tickets
Venue
Information
Addressed to
Junior high school students.
Program duration
120 minutes
Venue
Classrooms
The educational program is implemented at schools in the Region of Attica
Application and selection process
Filling out a form does not guarantee you a place on the program.
Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Information
Τ.: +30 210 371 3000
Email: education@onassis.org
Introduction
A different kind of ping-pong match is kicking off in classrooms. 3D printers and laser cutting machines give rise to the creative process of fabricating unique paddles for each schoolchild. Making sure this contest is evenly matched? That’s in yours hands.
Take the opportunity to turn your classroom into a cutting-edge Fab Lab where each and every student will come in contact with the workings of 3D printing and laser cutting, and everyone can learn how to design and create ping-pong paddles. Paddles that are, however, non-typical since they set the scene for an evenly matched ping-pong contest that takes a stand against exclusion and discrimination.
Sign up for a workshop that combines the use of modern technologies with the design and fabrication of a final product, while also creating the conditions for a series of meaningful thought, discursive and decision-making processes aimed at accepting diversity, forging equity, and eradicating discrimination.
In a rapidly developing world, teens in their classrooms will set down their pencils and textbooks for a moment and, through the use of technology, bring their ideas to life, creating the necessary conditions for a world that is more just and democratic. This is hope itself – nothing less.
