Creative Reuse: Sustainabiilty in Afterschool Arts and Art Practices

Students will learn to use a variety of research methods to  understand and develop the justification for their task with Artleta. Students will reflect on the process of learning, working  cooperatively, writing, discussing, creating using documentation methods and inquiry methods developed by Reggio Emilia Schools.

Communication: Through the process of working in teams to  plan, write, design and teach creative reuse curriculum, students will  gain an understanding of how to communicate to a specific audience for a practical purpose.

Variety of Human Experiences: Students from a variety of  majors and backgrounds will bring a range of skills, knowledge, and  experience.  They will reflect on how they are collaborating and  working to improve communication skills with a variety of people.   Also in the process of creating a curriculum materials aimed at a wide  range of children, they will explore the diversity of Portland's  educational communities.

Ethical and Social Responsibility: Students will meet teachers,  staff and volunteers who work to improve the environment and teach in  creative ways.  They will reflect on their role in improving schools  and the environment and ways that creative reuse can be applied in their lives as consumers, community member, teachers, parents, and  volunteers.

Assignments and activities will include field trips to SCRAP, Helen  Gordon, The Rebuilding Center, The Childrens Museum, The IPRC and the  PSU Reuse Center, reading websites/ articles (about reuse,  environmental education, learning centers, teaching.), facilitating an after school art activity in Arleta Elementary's Sun Program, respond  to class and readings through discussion, working with neighborhood  schools, creating documentation posters about the classes working  processes, researching an artist that creates sustainable art, and  creating 2 sustainable art works. Please contat Sarah Morgan, sarahnellmorgan@gmail.com, for more information.