I had a wonderful experience last week of taking my ten year old daughter to the Goldsmiths BA Design show last week (thanks for the invite, Matt Ward!)

From the moment she walked through the door – her jaw dropped.

There was a delight and surprise that this might be something *they* could do one day.

That this might be what school turns into.

That the young people there who were only maybe a decade older could explore ideas, learn crafts old and new, make things, and ask questions with all that work.

And that they would be kind and clever and generous in answering her questions.

So – for sure, take your kids to the graduation shows, and design schools – maybe have a day where you invite local schools and get your students to explain their work to 10 year olds…?

p.s. Apologies to the students who’s work I have images of, but didn’t capture the author at the time of the show. I will try and get hold of a catalogue and rectify here ASAP!!!