Immersive project · Sint Gerardus, Belgium · 2025
CareCards.
A tactile icon-system for inclusive PE with 80+ students of diverse needs.
The number
80+
students of diverse functional needs, in one PE class, requiring safe, in-the-moment decisions — without slowing the lesson.
An immersive project responding to the challenge of managing 80+ students with diverse functional needs in PE classes — making safe, inclusive, in-the-moment decisions without slowing the lesson.
The deck
Eight icons, infinite combinations.
👁
Watch closely
Visual cue, no words.
✋
Pause
A safe stop, mid-game.
🤝
Pair up
Buddy support.
🪑
Rest
Sit out, stay in.
🎧
Quiet zone
Sensory break.
💧
Water
Always available.
🔁
Repeat
Try again, slower.
⭐
You did it
Mid-class praise.
How it came together
01
Shadowed PE classes; mapped decision points teachers were making per minute.
02
Designed icon-based, tactile cards usable mid-activity.
03
Proposed a digital companion for longitudinal updates and student tracking.
Outcome
CareCards — a tactile icon-based system supporting quick, safe, inclusive decisions in class, plus a digital platform proposal for updates and student tracking.