Education Stays in Classrooms;
Learning Happens Everywhere
Why learning often feels disconnected
Play is missing from learning
Learning is often structured around instruction and outcomes; there is little room for curiosity, exploration, or learning through play.
Too much information, too little experience
Many education systems focus on what needs to be taught. Experience and how people learn from it are often overlooked.
Culture is not a part of the education system
Culture often sits outside what is taught in classrooms, making it harder for students to relate learning to their lives and communities.
Information over experience
Many education systems focus on what needs to be taught.
Less attention is given to how people actually learn and connect knowledge to real life.
Play is missing from learning
Learning is often structured around instruction and outcomes; as such, there is little space for curiosity, exploration, or learning through play.
Culture stays outside education
Cultural knowledge often remains separate from school learning, which limits how students relate knowledge to identity and community.
Three Ways We Design Learning
The work of the lab is organised through three lenses. Each lens studies a different part of how learning takes shape.
Play
Play shapes how people experience learning; it allows them to explore, test ideas, and learn through interaction.
Game-based learning · Learning through participation and roleplay
Systems
Schools and institutions shape access to learning; we design programs that connect them to real-world experiences.
Education programs · Real-world connections
Culture
Culture shapes how people relate to knowledge; we design learning experiences that connect identity, history, and participation.
Cultural programs · Museum learning
What We Build
We design play-led learning experiences across digital platforms, games, and cultural programs.
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