DISCOVERY PROJECTS

A growing collection of Discovering Community projects initiated by educator participants.

These projects feature local curriculum that makes use of digital media in a variety of innovative ways.







FEATURED PROJECTS
•Teachers in Our Community
from Sarah Pulaski, 4th grade teacher, Twinfield Union School, VT
—An in depth representation of a unit in which students helped to
build an understanding of community members as teachers.
VIEW PROJECT

•Arts in My Community Curriculum
from Rachel Spatz, VSA of Maine
—A unique opportunity for a diverse group of students from the western oxford foothills region of Maine to learn the process of ethnography
PROJECT PLAN

•Neighborhoods
from Maureen Dobart, 3rd grade teacher, Proctor Elementary, VT
—Focus on the neighborhoods in town; discovering how they have changed over time.
PROJECT PLAN • PHOTOS

•Children at Play
from Gaylynn Huyghebaert, 4th grade teacher, South Royalton School, VT
—Games as the theme. Students take photos to use as visual reference for creating figure drawings. Information is collected about the games students choose: who, what, where, when, how. The art and information will be shared with the school community.
PROJECT PLAN