This term flew by. Students in the art studio explored materials. Students learned about new artists and techniques. They engaged in dialogues about the meaning of art, and who they are as makers. Both drawing classes visited local museums, and responded to new art forms and new ways of making art. Students developed strong portfolios that …
College Application Time!
The College Counseling Office, along with the class of 2012, has survived two milestone days in the college application process, November 1st and 15th—early application deadlines. Today I realized yet another reason why it is so useful being a laptop school. After school, there was a spontaneous gathering of seniors in my office. Laptops in …
The Robotics Challenge
Welcome to Robotics! The Robotics class is the first class to take advantage of the new Project Center at Bay. Brad Niven is the Project Center director and teacher of the robotics class and has led a group of fearless students into the world of robots. The project details: Brad asked the 4 teams of …
Inside Job
In the last few weeks, the United Nations Club watched the movie, Inside Job, which is a 2010 production on the implosion of the international financial system, as well as corruption within the larger financial corporations. After we finished the movie, we inevitably set out to process, discuss, and debate the topic at hand. We …
Drawn to Drawing
The Drawing 1a students listened to Brazilian artist, Vik Muniz, talk about his process and ways of exploring unconventional drawing materials. Â It was inspiring to listen to him talk about "ideas" and notions of "creativity." http://www.ted.com/talks/vik_muniz_makes_art_with_wire_sugar.html The students then set to work on their prints, which are in process. What is a print? A print …
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