Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Colorado Coralition

The Colorado Coralition

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10

Students at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School participated in coral restoration efforts on a reef in the Florida Keys and spread the message about their learning and experiences through presentations, music, and video.

Skills Vest

The Skills Vest

Grade(s):

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Students studied challenges people with Cerebral Palsy face—specifically, how people with Cerebral Palsy have trouble controlling/practicing their fine motor skills. Because of this, everyday clothing that contains zippers and buttons are difficult to put on.

Scaling the Solar System

Scaling the Solar System into Downtown Asheville

Grade(s):

6

It is hard to grasp just how expansive our Solar System really is. As a way to make this abstract concept more realistic, sixth-grade students at Evergreen Community Charter School scaled the planets into downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Impounded Identity: Reflections on an American Concentration Camp

Grade(s):

7, 8

  • What impacts identity?
  • Why remember?
  • What empowers us to resist injustice?

The Holocaust: A Human Tapestry of Voices in History

Grade(s):

12

THE HOLOCAUST: A Human Tapestry of Voices in History is inspired by and follows the pedagogical philosophy of Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, Israel, and is a product of my experiences during the Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators at Yad Vashem,

Blueprints & Bees, Building a Community

Grade(s):

K

The kindergartners at Sierra Expeditionary Learning School are working to support declining bee populations by building bee hotels.

A Walk Through Highland Park

Grade(s):

2

Illustrated book of letters, poems and drawings about park animals from the point of view of those animals

Economics Illustrated

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Book of definitions, examples and scratchboard illustrations about concepts in economics

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Trail Guide and Calendar

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Field guide and calendar created by students in an Environmental Science Team

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