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After inventing a hypothetical library system, my final action project for my independent study was to create an actual system to organize the GCE library. I began with the library in room C, where the English/History classes take place. The books were piled haphazardly into a closed filing cabinet. I pulled them out stack by Read More…

For our final action project in the 162 course, we were grouped into peers to create an interactive game that that makes a difference. Any game that was, board game, puzzle, dice, cards, and many others. My partner and I chose to make a trivia game that raise awareness for UNICEF. The purpose of the Read More…

For the final action project in Street Math, we looked at how math is used to create certain types of atmosphere in urban planning. I was interested in how architects maximize or minimize space without creating atmospheres of claustrophobia or exaggerated distance. To do this, it is important to calculate area of a room. Below Read More…

For our final Project as Action in Urban Planning we once again chose a math concept we wanted to improve on and understand better and figure out how it is used everyday in the real world.  The math concept I chose to investigate was the Law of Sines, an equation used to find all the Read More…

For our Food For Thought class we each had to create a four panel mural. This mural should have four different parts representing each unit we have covered in class this term.  Each panel must connect to the other and stand on it’s own. The purpose of this action project was to demonstrate understanding of Read More…

ZF and I worked together for our last Action Project in Policy to start a conversation on our streets and through the internet about sexual harassment and rape culture. We did this using the Slutwalk movement as an example, but taking our own spin on it. We designed our own mini posters (pictured above) to Read More…

This post is about a mural I had to create for my Food For Thought course. What I was supposed to capture through this project was to show each unit of the course through by drawing pictures that connected and gave an idea of what we learned. I am proud that I was able to Read More…

For our final action project in Policy, CA, GL, DC, GF, JP and I worked together to prevent gun violence in Chicago through a youth-led organization called Project Orange Tree that affiliates itself closely with Lupe Fiasco’s foundation. Project Orange Tree is a campaign that wants to teach youth about gun violence and the roots Read More…

I was given the task (along with 9 other kids) to pick 2 songs that would be great for setting the mood at a graduation for our school. While I looked for these songs I looked for songs that had good beats, good timbres, and good pitches. I learned what kind of beats, timbres, and Read More…

The third unit of our humanities class, Policy, focused on rights. Our action project was to find an organization that promoted a human right and volunteer for them. Being a feminist who loves to read, I chose to serve Chicago Books to Women in Prison, which empowers and educates women behind bars by delivering donated Read More…