Gifts of Gardens
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Scheduled Activities |
Due Dates |
Links |
Week 1: (8/26 - 8/30)
Basic Sketchup skills Measuring and writing dimensions |
Week 2: (9/3 - 9/6)
Surveying land Brainstorming garden ideas Monday, September 2: Labor Day Holiday Wednesday, September 4: Field Trip to Saint Charles Preschool Friday, September 6: 9th Grade Zoo Day |
Wed., Sept. 4:
Practice Land Survey Due |
Week 3: (9/9 - 9/13)
Create interview questions for preschool Basic design principles Gathering inspiration Reading: The Last Child in the Woods excerpt Thursday, September 12: Open House 5:30-7:30 |
Week 4: (9/16 - 9/20)
Bubble Concepts |
Week 5: (9/23 - 9/27)
First Drafts of Scale designs Monday, September 23: Staff Day - NO SCHOOL Reading: Michael Pollen's "Why Bother" |
Week 6: (9/30 - 10/4)
Critiques and revisions of designs Begin Planning Exhibition Reading: Guerrilla Gardening and Growing Forward |
Fri., Oct 4:
Designs ready to present to preschool |
Week 7: (10/7-10/11)
Interview and conference with preschool faculty Begin revisions of designs to 4 main options Start plants/ seeds STUDENT LED CONFERENCES Planning Exhibition Practice construction skills Friday, October 11: Fall break, NO SCHOOL |
Week 8: (10/14-10/18)
Bring four designs down to 1 final design Finalize design Reading: Hungry Planet: What the World Eats |
Fri., Oct. 18: Design finalized
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Week 9: (10/21 - 10/25)
Begin designing individual elements Critique and revise project designs Targeted reading and writing research Monday, October 21: Staff Day, NO SCHOOL |
Week 10: (10/28-11/1)
Revising individual elements and Begin construction Reading: |
Week 11: (11/ 4 - 11/8)
Construction Reading: Friday, November 8: College Day |
Week 12: (11/11 - 11/15)
Construction Reading: Monday, November 11: Veteran's Day Holiday |
Week 13 (11/18-11/22)
Installation and planting Writing: The physics and engineering behind it all Reading: |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
Week 14: (12/2 - 12/6)
Installation and Planting Planning the Grand Opening Writing: |
Week 15: (12/9-12/13)
Final Touches and Reflecting |
Grand Opening: December 12
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Week 16: (12/16-12/20)
Exhibition |
Exhibition night: December 19th
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