Invite students to visit nearby design school campuses to assist in brainstorming the development of design. Let students design a scenario of an interior of a media center at their school or a nearby McDonald's restaurant. For students in ninth to 12th grades, the focus changes to work-based experience. Career shadowing-following in a designer's everyday steps. Career clusters-groups of students working in clusters to study a career.
Teamwork is so much a part of our profession.
Let's lead the way by joining our efforts, throughout interior design professional organizations, to expose students to our passion concerning design. There are many opportunities to get involved through community outreach programs, local school boards, or a nearby design school. Interior design practitioners, educators and industry partners need to become more involved to accurately represent the profession. We cannot depend on someone else to do it for us. Many of our design professionals will be retiring soon.