The teaching team designed an immersive learning experience "Magic of Light Academy", where children explore, experiment with, and create their own “light magic,” and culminating in a thoughtfully designed light maze experience filled with surprises for parents, offering a glimpse into creative experience design.
During the 8-hour class, children take on the role of “little magicians” and engage in carefully designed trial-and-error learning experiences. By observing and imagining the various transformations of light, they rediscover the diverse possibilities that different materials can exhibit under the influence of light and shadow.
Building on these experiences, children transform their insights into creative ideas. Working in teams, they conceptualize and design a complete experience, including story background, character development, and plot progression, while using a variety of props and materials to create their own unique “light magic.”
Finally, children personally guide their parents through the experience spaces they have designed, sharing their creative concepts and processes to deepen their learning outcomes. At the same time, the teaching team reviews the learning journey, explaining how design thinking was applied throughout the process, helping children better understand and internalize what they have learned.
Participating Centres and Organisations (listed in alphabetical order):
．Aberdeen Kaifong Welfare Association Social Service Jockey Club Integrated Service Centre
．Caritas Community Centre - Aberdeen
．H.K.S.K.H. Kowloon City Children and Youth Integrated Service Centre
．PMQ Public Group
．The Church of United Brethren in Christ, Whampoa Integrated Children and Youth Service Centre
．The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association
．The Hong Kong Playground Association Choi Tak Integrated Service Centre for Children & Youth
KENNIFSTUDIO is a Hong Kong design studio pushing creative boundaries. We provide services like design strategy, visual design, and product design, showcasing work at events such as the Louvre and Milan Superstudio.
We aim to redefine design's role in society, engaging communities to drive social innovation. Our projects include renovating public facilities and co-designing playgrounds with children. At KENNIFSTUDIO, we believe design is about people and meaningful change.
