Partisipatory Design To Develop Montessori Modular Furniture For Pre-Posperous Community Learning Center

PRANOTO, AMANDA ADELIA and Tedjokoesoemo, Purnama Esa Dora and Nilasari, Poppy Firtatwentyna and Sari, Sriti Mayang (2021) Partisipatory Design To Develop Montessori Modular Furniture For Pre-Posperous Community Learning Center. In: ICON ARCCADE 2021, 30-09-2021 - 30-09-2021, Bandung - Indonesia.

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Abstract

Education plays an important role in human development. Through learning human are enabled to write, speak, and create. The pandemic has disrupted education, especially for those whom are depend on free educational program that counts on volunteers on day to day operational. Children of the golden age are the most affected. Online learning can never cover the social interaction provided by offline learning. This research was done in Rumah Langit which is a free community learning center for children located in Rusunawa Urip Sumoharjo, Surabaya. After months of getting to know the people involved, their surrounding environment, and participating in their daily activities, it can be clearly seen that Rumah Langit are lacking of learning media. Especially learning media for children of the golden age who are often very curious and are in the stage of developing their five senses. Using 6 steps of design thinking method (Understand, Observe, Define Point of View, Ideate, Prototype, and Test. OTTM (One, Two, Three, More?) is a modular furniture specifically designed as learning media at home for preschoolers. With it endless configuration, OTTM can be used as an open storage, table and chair set for preschooler, seating chair for adult, and learning media for kids. It is inspired by the montessori method of learning, where it allows children to be creative and to learn at their own pace. OTTM offers an easy and fun way of learning at home for children, especially for children of the golden age. By using OTTM children can learn about basic numbering, colors and how primary colors create secondary colors, and shapes, from geometric to organic shapes.

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