Artists-in-residence wrap up

It's happening! Design-build artists-in-residence takes shape!

I am so excited to see the progress that was made in just one day of work. This beautiful new site will become an important part of our school landscape. 

Super Models

Here are the mostly finished models to inspire our outdoor learning space.  I love the creative use of natural materials and attention to the actual landscape and features of the site. These were completed by grades 3-6.  Many thanks for Elizabeth for mixing up several batches of homemade green play-dough!

Thinking inside the box - More Model Building

Today we continued our planning and model building for our Outdoor Learning Space. Artists worked with a variety of materials, including play-doh, modeling clay, felt, cardboard, wood and natural materials to build models in shallow boxes. 

Some students, however, preferred to think outside the box. 

(Any excuse to share a cartoon by my favorite cartoonist!) 

We are working on creating models that will show the components of this outdoor learning space.  Each group has chosen to focusing on a different area.  Some groups are working on creating models that are to scale with the actual space. 

Planning and model building for outdoor learning space

Today we worked with Eleanor, Elizabeth and Kirsten to create sketches and models of some of the components of our outdoor learning space. Stay tuned to see more of these models.