Through the Eyes of Children

Station: Ecopolis München für Kinder

Station: Ecopolis München für Kinder

Photograph by Laura Kuen.

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The physical Ecopolis München 2019 exhibition also included a station for younger visitors. Every station was told as a story for children. After an adult reads the stories to the children, they could draw their impressions on paper at a nearby table. This station was created by Isabelle Hermannstädter. 

An adult’s perception of the environment is substantially different from the perception that children have. To look at Munich’s environment and its problems through the eyes of children was on the one hand the most rewarding but on the other hand also the most challenging when I was creating my station. In my opinion, one of the most important aspects of successful sustainability is education. To master the upcoming challenges of the future a combination of education and digitalization is needed.
—Isabelle Hermannstädter, a Master of Arts graduate of social work and the creator of the children’s station at the Ecopolis München 2019 exhibition. 

An example from the children’s station. All the stories and drawings from the children’s station can be downloaded here.

An example from the children’s station. All the stories and drawings from the children’s station can be downloaded here.

Image created by Isabelle Hermannstädter.

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You can also download the stories and drawings from the children’s station to print them at home. You can read the stories (in German) about the twelve different stations from the Ecopolis München 2017 and 2019 exhibitions with/to your children and let them draw their impressions or color in the drawings on the pages. Enjoy! 

About the curator

Isabelle Hermannstädter​

Isabelle Hermannstädter.

Isabelle Hermannstädter.

Photograph supplied by Isabelle Hermannstädter.

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Master of Arts graduate of social work and the creator of the children’s station at the Ecopolis München 2019 exhibition. 

How to cite

Hermannstädter, Isabelle. “Through the Eyes of Children.” In “Ecopolis München 2019,” edited by Katrin Kleemann. Environment & Society Portal, Virtual Exhibitions 2020, no. 2. Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. doi.org/10.5282/rcc/9005.

ISSN 2198-7696 Environment & Society Portal, Virtual Exhibitions

2020 Edited by Katrin Kleemann
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