SCHOOL OF FUTURE DESIGN, BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY
design and education laboratory

The Design and Education Laboratory focuses on design education at the compulsory education level and explores an adaptive design education system for the future through an industry-academia-research model. By collaborating with various research, exhibition, and communication institutions (such as art and design schools, educational organizations, museums, art galleries, research institutes, and laboratories), it promotes diverse development in design education. The laboratory aims to cultivate high-level design education innovators with international perspectives, multidisciplinary skills, professional expansion, practical expertise, and management proficiency. It also provides a systematic, rich, and mature path, methods, and experiences for interdisciplinary education practices in other fields. The laboratory serves as a comprehensive experimental platform for high-level professionals with strong professional practice and innovative capabilities.


Supervisors: Xu Ping, Gao Peng, Li Hongbo, Wang Xinyue, Xu Tengfei, Zhang Shiyang, Liu Shiyu


PBL Collaborative Partners: Lenovo Group, The Palace Museum School, Chinese Yin-Shang Cultural Association, Oracle Civilization World Cultural Journey Research Institute, IDEAC Drama Education Application and Cooperation Conference, Affiliated Primary and Secondary Schools, and Managed Schools of Beijing Normal University.

Project: Development of a Forbidden City Colour Aesthetic Education Course for School-Age Children
2026, 03,12
Project: Development of a Forbidden City-Themed Aesthetic Education Curriculum
2025, 02,18
Project: Development of Children's Books on the Architecture of the Forbidden City
2023, 11,28
Project: Basic Design Aesthetic Education Curriculum - "Design Thinking" Course
2023, 11,08
Project: Basic Design Aesthetic Education Curriculum - "Reviving Oracle Civilization" Course
2023, 11,08
Project: Smart Classroom Design Research
2023, 11,08
Project: Elementary School Universal Student Uniform Design
2023, 11,08
Project: Campus Development Guidelines for Beijing Normal University's Basic Education School
2023, 11,08
Project: Art Education Program For Children in Difficulty
2021, 06,10
Project: “STEDM Education + Project Based Learning (PBL)” Co-teaching R&D Training System
2021, 06,10
Project: Research on Contemporary International Trends of Thoughts in Design and Future Design Education Development
2021, 06,10
Project: Practical Research Project in K-12 Art and Design Learning
2021, 06,10
Project: PLAYGROUND+ Children Playground for Future
2021, 06,10
Project: Research on Future Design Education in Primary and Secondary Schools
2021, 06,10
Project: Future Consilience Education Design
2021, 06,10
Project: Speculative Design on the Study of Future
2021, 06,10
Exploration Education: The Creativity in the Unknow Time
2021, 06,10
Project: Textbook Upgrading & Lab Building for K-9 Design Thinking Education
2021, 06,10
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