Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Picture Alphabet

Grade(s):

K

Individual letter posters for above the blackboard created by students

Our Classroom Teacher Mrs. Wong

Grade(s):

1

Illustrated profile of their teacher in which she answers simple questions about her life

Testing the Waters

Grade(s):

5

Scientific report of water quality testing in stream, written in professional science journal format

Get a Clue

Grade(s):

1

Nonfiction artistic children's book on fossils and geology based on fieldwork to local sites

March to Equality

March to Equality

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Students from The Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy (NOVA) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin created the March to Equality exhibition in collaboration with Arts @ Large, Kid Curators, LLC, and numerous community partners.

Staircases to Nowhere

Staircases to Nowhere

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

In the fall of 2015, High Tech High students designed staircases. They created scale models and full size "staircases to nowhere" around the school. Using play they designed a 1:10 staircase themselves.

Breath

Breath Project

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Students delved into groundbreaking Harvard research around brain development in children ages 0-3 and found an unexpected path for personal expression of pain from personal trauma. 

Illusional Suspension

Illusional Suspension

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Students created a piece of art with mirrors to reflect just how many refugees go unseen worldwide.

Wild Muir Picture Book Bear

Wild Muir for Kids

Grade(s):

2

Wild Muir for Kids: A Collection of Short Stories was created by second grade students at Big Pine Elementary School as part of their Wilderness Warriors learning expedition, in which students studied John Muir and other individuals who have made a difference.

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