Fall Semester 2015-16

It's been a busy semester! Here are some of the things that we did in the design classroom first semester this year.  Just about all of the photos are from a grade 9 Design & Fabrication course - intro level, survey of a little of everything, just the basics. More to come from second semester!

New CAD Center Space to teach in!

In August I returned to school, with the new Creative Arts Design Center finished and open! As with any new space, we scrambled to make it student-ready by the first day(s) of school, including new shelving for storage, custom tables, chairs, last minute orders of materials, and unpacking the things that had arrived already. The second floor of this marvelous building houses the design spaces, two dedicated middle school rooms, one flexible ms/hs room, one hs design studio, a robotics / programming room, and one room for elementary teachers to bring their students to for specific projects.  There is also a flexible "plaza" for additional collaborative work, presentations, or even concerts - the strings room is also on this floor!  Here are a few of the shots of the space from early on in the term.

Our new space

So, our building is up enough to take a tour! I had a walk through and got the lay of the land and took a few photos. Such a cool space! I can't wait to be teaching courses here next year.

Also, our new director, Mark Schreiber, visited for a week in March and we had some great team discussions around layout, furniture, materials, storage, machines, etc. The support of the school is amazing, and I feel really lucky to be working here, and with the amazing team we have of faculty working together.

Here are the docs we marked up as a result of our conversations.
HS / MS classroom spaces: 

The rooms below are the robotics room (left) and the more flexible, appropriately sized furniture, etc. space for K-5 elementary (right).