First Mrs Northover showed us all a video of shoes through the ages - including Greek and Roman sandals, clogs, cowboy boots, platforms and Crocs. Then she told the students what their task was - to design a pair of shoes that had a purpose, for example to be worn to a dance or going to the beach, and that were unique to New Zealand.
To provide some further inspiration we watched another video showing some fantastically creative shoes - including some worn by Lady Gaga. Then the students got into pairs and had to come up with a name for their design, decide how it was going to fit the set criteria and start drawing their design. They had to make sure that it would fit an actual foot and they had to think carefully about the materials it would be made out of.
The students were really engaged in the task and were quickly coming up with ideas. Soon everyone was busy drawing and creating and as I walked around the room I discovered lots of amazingly creative ideas.
The challenge on Friday is to make one shoe following their design. I can't wait to see the results.
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