Núria Carmen Rodríguez’s Bachelor’s Final Project had its beginnings long before she could have imagined. During her final year, she had the opportunity to carry out her second internship at the El Blauet Municipal Nursery School, a space where she was able to develop a learning situation that allowed her to explore and express her artistic and creative side in designing pedagogical proposals.

At El Blauet, the educational approach was based on learning environments, with symbolic play as a central axis. During her stay, Núria worked in the Communication and “Playing Pretend” environments, which included spaces such as restaurant play and storytelling. Throughout her experience, she was able to observe in detail the behavior and preferences of the children in the group (I2), a large and diverse set of 34 infants. Among her most significant discoveries, she noticed that many of them showed a special interest in styling their own hair and that of their peers, looking at themselves in the mirror, and using hair accessories.

This finding was key to motivating her to develop her project, as she saw in these interactions an opportunity to design a learning space based on the hair salon. Inspired both by her observations of the children and her own family environment, she decided to delve into the relationship between children’s creativity and the art of hairdressing, seeking new ways to integrate these worlds into the educational field.

Hair: Núria Carmen
Photography: David Arnal