Rethinking The Fashion System - Fashion Takes Action
Rethinking The Fashion System
Fashion Takes ActionBasic Details
Learn more about fashion's impact on people and planet by rethinking the fashion system and taking action toward a more just, sustainable future.
- Type
- Resource
- Cost
- Fee per class
- Location
- Nationwide
- Alberta Location
- Alberta - All School Districts
- British Columbia Location
- BC - All School Districts
- Age/Grade Level:
- 9, 10, 11, 12, Youth
- Curriculum Connected:
- Yes, contact the organization directly
- Subjects:
- Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Applied Design, Skills and Technologies/CSF/CTS, Fine Arts
- Topics:
- Waste/Circular economy, Ecology/Biodiversity, Natural Resources, Climate change, Social/environmental justice
Learn more about fashion's impact on people and planet by rethinking the fashion system and taking action toward a more just, sustainable future.
Additional Details
- Languages:
- English
- Location:
- In-class/school (indoor)
- Format:
- Resource
Full Description
A three-lesson unit designed for Grades 9-12 (Ages 14-18), complete with a culminating 7Rs Action Project Guide featuring 20 project options.
Rethinking The Fashion System invites students to deepen their understanding of the fashion industry and its broader impacts on the environment and society. Learners will explore ideas of global citizenship, personal responsibility, leadership, collective action, and futures-thinking, consider the difference between the linear and circular economies, and become familiar with real-world examples of sustainability in action. Through the lens of The 7Rs – strategies to reduce waste and rethink fashion consumption – a wide range of culminating Action Projects support students to envision and create their own hope inspiring actions that promote responsible citizenship and a more sustainable future.
Accessibility
- Accommodations for physical disabilities
- None specified
- Accommodations for neurodiverse participants
- None specified
Full Description
A three-lesson unit designed for Grades 9-12 (Ages 14-18), complete with a culminating 7Rs Action Project Guide featuring 20 project options.
Rethinking The Fashion System invites students to deepen their understanding of the fashion industry and its broader impacts on the environment and society. Learners will explore ideas of global citizenship, personal responsibility, leadership, collective action, and futures-thinking, consider the difference between the linear and circular economies, and become familiar with real-world examples of sustainability in action. Through the lens of The 7Rs – strategies to reduce waste and rethink fashion consumption – a wide range of culminating Action Projects support students to envision and create their own hope inspiring actions that promote responsible citizenship and a more sustainable future.
Last Updated: January 07, 2026