Monthly Archives: September 2012

The purpose of this project was to explore movement and answer the Guiding Question for this unit: How are movements recreated from Nature to Humans to Machines? In order to accomplish this, we took a class trip to the zoo and watched videos of our animals move and then thought about people and machines that mime Read More…

In our art course, The Great Pretender, our first action project was to create a kinetic sculpture. We found Power Animals whose movements we then studied and based the sculpture on. By observing the motion of my animal, an otter, I discovered a lot about the way its body works and moves that I had Read More…

For our first action project, we were given the opportunity to write our own professional resumes. This was a great skill to learn, because as students, we are just starting the long process that requires us to know how to apply for jobs. Through my resume, I tried to show my vast and unique experiences Read More…

In the Art class, we created sculptures.  The sculptures were about how our power animal’s movements can  be mimicked by human and machine.  I am proud that we have a project that  makes me think deeper of natural elements and get to know them better by knowing what role they play in the world and my Read More…

This is for the water course, we were trying to to figure out what will happen if we put hot water and wrap it with plastic wrap. All i did was pour hot water in a container, put paper leaning on the edge to make a hill slope, and wrap the container with plastic wrap Read More…

For our first unit in Art (The Great Pretender) this year, we made wire sculptures of a power animal we chose. Many different steps were required to come to our final product. Henry Pye Completed 9/2012 Path of Lions Materials : Sculpy, wire, carboard. Size : 25in x 17in My project is 3 wire sculptures Read More…

From July 2011 to June 2012, I participated in a study abroad program in Brazil. The program, American Field Service (AFS), placed me with a host family, and I spent my junior year attending a Brazilian high school. I lived in a small town called Aquidauana in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Apart Read More…

For the global water course, the purpose of this project was to see if the hydrological cycle happens in real life. We wanted to learn more about the effects of the water cycle has on human beings and animals. In my opinion, the best part of this project was doing the actual experiment and seeing Read More…

For my english class (Art of Rhetoric) our goal was to make a resume for ourselves. We did this by first identifying what a good resume was by going online and looking at different resumes. I included information in my resume like past work experience, my skills, and my educational background. Feel free to view Read More…

For the water course, the purpose of the water project is to look at the water cycle . My favorite part of the project was when we made the mini containers that rained inside of them. Also, we go to put the ice on top of the small container. The thing I learned was when Read More…