Post contributed by Jocelyne Adkins:
Beye Discovery students embarked on their 1st field trip of the year to Stevenson Park! Students were asked to put their own architectural strengths to work in the sand and to build with height, originality, or decoration in mind. Children were reminded of the skyscrapers we created in the previous class and were presented with images of Gaudi's work (originality) in addition to ornate Victorian architecture (highly decorative). Take a look at their process and finished structures below. We had so much fun!
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| Anika |
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| Leila |
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| Cassandra |
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| Emory (middleground) with Laila (foreground) adding infrastructure |
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| Norah |
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| Emily |
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| Dexter, striving for height! |
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| Cassie, Leila and Norah creating a moat |
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| Leila |
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| Some items to build with & for decoration/texture |
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| Ms. Jenkins & Andrew |
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| Emory and Laila |
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| Andrew, taking a break : ) |
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| Very cool markings! |
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| Add caption |
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| Emory, hard at work |
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| Dexter |
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| Dexter, Joseph and Ben |
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| Maurice with a plan |
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| Lilly, adding texture |
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| Xavier |
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| Joel |
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| Jackson |
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| Jackson |
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| Working together |
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| Insect larva found in the sand (we placed it back in a safe place) |
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| Bridges and moats |
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| Jackson, on a roll! |
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| Emory, Laila & Anika's bridge, tunnel and pool |
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| Anika and Laila running to get more water from the water fountain |
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| Andrew and a really beautiful drawing in chalk |
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| A very unique structure (hard to see in this light) |
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| Mikel |
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| A completed structure! |
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| a 2nd completed structure |
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| Anika providing the finishing touches. |
On the day following our trip, we discussed some of the joys and challenges of building with sand. Having the right proportion of water and sand was important, as was achieving taller heights without breaking apart. Patience, determination and confidence were essential and the students did a great job of exhibiting all of these : )
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