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Explore Architecture: Building Castles & Creatures (Flex)
Class experience
Please note: This class is also occasionally available as a Live class. If your learner has taken the Live class, this will be a repeat. In this immersive class, students are introduced to the key characteristics of Gothic architecture such as the pointed arch, flying buttress, vaulted ceiling and the gargoyle by learning about castles from both the real and fictional world. Each student will build their own unique a Gothic castle from the ground up in four sequential projects with a moat,...
Wicked Workshop is a maker-based program that introduces youth to architecture through reality-based projects that tackle "wicked" problems like inadequate housing and environmental health. We teach decision-making strategies, complex problem solving, and critical thinking methods recognized as vital 21st century skills necessary to succeed in work, life and citizenship through a straightforward hands-on curriculum based on authentic projects that foster independent thinking, self-directed learning, exploration, iteration and creativity. In Castles & Creatures, we focus on historical and fictional architecture to bring to life imaginative ideas and encourage problem solving, big and small. Students practice fine motor skills and empathy while working with many individual parts (land, water, walls, draw bridges, etc) to create a convincing design by combining historical data and cultural trends for inspiration. We build our world from the ground up, starting with the site, and incrementally add more details to achieve completion.
Wicked workshop is taught by Phyllis (Fifi) Henderson. A mom to two active girls, an architect and an educator, Fifi creates learning experiences opportunities that build self-esteem, independence and critical thinking skills. As an educator with a PhD in architectural history and theory, she recognized that Design Thinking was being used outside of professional design practice to help resolve issues in multiple industries including business and societal sectors. Design Thinking is a non-linear, strategy-based process for problem solving that tackles issues through empathy and iterative hands-on making. It was developed by Stanford University’s “d” school for people in business, higher education, the public sector and K-12 education as a process to create real change. As an architect, Fifi practiced this methodology and recognized it as a direct extension of her traditional university architecture school curriculum. After completing her PhD, she decided to scale that learning experience for a younger audience. Working with kids on big problems has been one of the most rewarding aspects of her career and she is continually energized by the ideas, dynamism and joy that kids bring to wicked problems.
1 file available upon enrollmentBelow is a list of materials for each project; however, feel free to explore other materials, colors and sizes. When colored paper is called for, your learner can easily use plain white paper and color it with markers, colored pencils or crayons (or just leave it white). Pro Tip: Remember that each project features a Materials Demonstration Video and a printable Scavenger Hunt. Because these projects are designed to be flexible and unique to each student, I suggest watching the materials demonstration video before collecting your materials. Be sure to have fun! Feel free to explore other materials, colors and sizes. Don't worry about materials you don't have - find fun substitutions and keep going. Project 1: 2-3 sheets of green copy or construction paper (for land) 1 sheet of blue copy or construction paper (for water) 15-20 sheets of card stock, any color, or cardboard (easy to cut, from a cereal box, etc) (for the base) Project 2: Downloaded & Printed Castle Walls (3 Sheets of plain paper or card stock) 10 sheets of plain paper, any color (for arches, turrets, etc) 1-2 Paper towel rolls Project 3: Anything goes! Here are some suggestions: For the draw bridge: Cardboard or card stock, sticks from the yard, straws, pencils, string, yarn, Popsicle sticks... For the garden: artificial plants, colored beads, gems, pompoms, colored plastic, leaves from your yard... Project 4: Anything goes! Here are some suggestions: Modelling clay or Sculpey, Clothespins, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, fishing lures, pompoms, feathers, sponges, bubble wrap, tissue paper, rubber bands, recycled bottle, pillow stuffing, cotton balls...
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I’m a mom to two active girls, an architect and an educator. As a mom, I spend a lot of time looking for opportunities for my girls to build self-esteem, independence and critical thinking skills. As an educator with a PhD in architectural...
Flex Class
$17
weekly or $65 for 4 weeks4 weeks
Completed by 31 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
This class is no longer offered
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