Considering design as a culture and a practice that suggest ways of living, its applications aim to launch different meanings to society. Social innovation through design, in the context of apprentices’ learning shows new life perspectives and instigate their creative skills for transforming daily routine through innovative solution generation. The objective of this article is to describe the extension project experience that had as motivation instigating a new way of perceiving apprentice practice, suggesting new articulation and internal problem solving of their own institution concerning socioeducational materials for pre-primary children’s education. The project enabled a thinking and process assimilation of designing from the youngster’s perspective, who have identified new possibilities of applying the acquired knowledge for future use in diverse contexts. Furthermore, to the younger children, it has given the opportunity to access the diverse and creative material, under the light of designing.

Authors: Karina Pereira Weber, Isabel Cristina Moreira Victoria, Marco Antonio Weiss, Luiz Fernando Gonçalves De Figueiredo