Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Camilla E. Church

Grade(s):

5, 6

Fictional life and career of an architect, descriptions and artifacts

Pointillist Self-portraits

Grade(s):

9

Pointillist self-portraits; part of a project on identity

Beautiful and Yummy

Grade(s):

1, 2

Mini book describes the process for growing basil, making pesto and making pasta from scratch

Colorado Fish

Colorado Fish Field Guide Poster

Grade(s):

1, 2

First and second-grade students at the Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning in Falcon, Colorado researched specific freshwater fish within the Colorado area. They investigated and wrote about their habitats, their feeding habits, and their physical adaptations.

The Color I Made Is Stunning

"The Color I Made Is Stunning!"

Grade(s):

Pre-K

Pre-kindergarten students at Capital City Charter School in Washington, D.C. worked on an intensive study about color mixing and the connection between colors and feelings.

Immigration Stories

Nuestras Historias de Inmigración / Our Immigration Stories

Grade(s):

2, 3

Second and third-grade students at Allen-Field School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin created this timely and beautiful bilingual book with their own personal immigration stories.

Whale of a Project

Whale of a Project

Grade(s):

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Elementary students (1st-6th) in a Significant Support Needs (SSN) special education class engaged in an expedition centered around the Sanctuary Ocean Count Project in Hawaii to learn about whales, culminating in a multi-disciplinary project with the SSN teacher, Speech Language Pathologist (SLP

Blades of Change

Blades of Change

Grade(s):

12

Blades of Change is a documentary film that was written, filmed, directed and edited by the senior class of 2018 as the product of an interdisciplinary expedition on energy. 

Work Helpers In Our Detroit Community

Grade(s):

K

The Kindergarten crews at Detroit Achievement Academy started the year learning about identity and community.

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