What this project is really about
Hello Students, Welcome to your Project Overview Space! What is the Project About? Close your eyes and picture a plastic shampoo bottle in your bathroom. You buy it for a few dollars, use it for a month, and toss it in the bin—viewing yourself as the end of its story. In reality, you are just one short stop in a much longer process. The Afterlife of Stuff is a systems-thinking project where you will explore the hidden life cycle of daily products. Instead of viewing an object only by its store price, students trace the hidden energy, resources, and human effort needed to make it, as well as where it goes after it is discarded. Ultimately, students create an 8 to 12-panel comic book illustrating their chosen object’s current journey versus a reimagined zero-waste version in the year 2070.
What you'll walk away knowing how to do
This project isn't about memorising facts. It's about building capabilities that transfer — to your next project, your next class, and beyond.
Learn from someone who does this for a living
You're not learning from a textbook. You're learning from a practitioner.
Saloni Goel
Anshuman Sisodia, Co-Anchor, Rooted Cities
Saloni Goel brings real-world expertise and professional depth to this project, guiding students through every phase with insight that goes beyond the classroom.
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