Winooski Middle School, VT
In the spring of 2018, 7th and 8th grade students from Winooski Middle School, VT participated in the Community Engagement Lab’s Vermont Creative Schools Initiative—undertaking an arts and science integrated residency exploring the essential question: “How does connecting to Vermont’s landscape help me to connect to myself?” Students found connections with nature, and drew parallels […]
Confluence Project-Guilford School Residency
In May 2018, I had the great joy of working with Jen Kramer’s 6th grade class at the Guilford Central School–as part of the Confluence Project–with an arts-integrated residency to understand and celebrate our watersheds. Throughout the week, we studied, designed and created maps which were housed in hand-made journals that documented our journey together. […]
Winooski HS, Creativity Capstone Class
In the Spring of 2018, students completing the Creativity Capstone Class at Winooski Hight School, VT participated in the Community Engagement Lab’s Vermont Creative Schools Initiative, under the guidance of theater and art teachers, Heather Win and Jessica Bruce. Beginning with a design thinking process at Generator, VT, we explored the essential question: “How do […]
Presenter at the Arts Literacy Institute, 2017
In August 2017, the second Arts Literacy Institute took place at the beautiful All Souls Gathering Center, in Shelburne, VT. Over a period of 3 days, 25 teachers from across the state participated in an inspiring and enriching learning laboratory. Using ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ by William Kamkwamba as the focal text, participants told their […]
Moonshot Summer Teachers Institute, FL 2017
In July 2017, I was on the presenting team for the second Moonshot Summer Teachers’ Institute (a learning lab for educators) at the Vero Beach Museum of Art in Vero Beach, Florida. Hosted and coordinated by The Learning Alliance, the institute took place over 5 days and was attended by teachers and educators from the […]
Stowe Elementary, VT: Winds of Change
In April 2017, I conducted an arts-integrated residency at Stowe Elementary School through the VT Creative Schools Initiative. Students in the 1st, 4th and 5th grades explored the science of sound, the effect of non-verbal communication, and the power of words. Throughout the ‘Winds of Change’ residency, students understood how voices and facial expressions convey different […]
U32 High School, VT: The Record Project
Earlier this spring, I worked with the entire 9th grade team (135 students), facilitating an arts-integrated residency through the VT Creative Schools Initiative. Looking through the lens of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, students explored the nature of duality and personal integrity in both public and private lives. Over the course of 7 days, […]
Rangoli Residency at River Rock School, Montpelier, VT
In early January I had the pleasure of completing a Rangoli residency at the River Rock School in Montpelier, VT. River Rock is a small school with fewer than 50 students and mixed-grade activity classes, which gave us the perfect opportunity to experiment with some new ideas.Students learned about geometry, shape and pattern, and designed their own Rangolis on […]
Arts & Literacy Institute, Burlington VT
In August 2016, I was part of the presenting team for the Arts & Literacy Institute in Burlington, VT. Over 30 educators from across the region attended the beautiful and powerful learning laboratory, which was hosted by the Flynn Theater and took place at the Bishop Booth Conference Center on the shores of Lake Champlain. […]
Moonshot Summer Teachers Institute, FL 2016
In July 2016, I was part of a fantastic team of presenters for the first Moonshot Summer Teachers’ Institute (a learning lab for educators) at the Vero Beach Museum of Art in Vero Beach, Florida. Hosted and coordinated by The Learning Alliance, the institute took place over 5 days and was attended by teachers and […]