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Bird houses for the ATS garden

Posted by Veronica Perez at 9/19/2010 4:00:00 PM

Many thanks to the Wilkie family for sponsoring birdhouses for the ATS garden.The birdhouses were Adam's leaving gift.

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Library Mural

Posted by Veronica Perez at 9/19/2010 3:00:00 PM

Ms. Perez (art teacher) painted a mural in the library in honor of Mr. Stumpo. The Stumpo family donated money to ATS last year and a garden theme mural in the library was commissioned as a way to honor Mr. Stumpo's memory while acknowledging the great love the family has for ATS.

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Artist Show and Reception at the Education Center

Posted by Veronica Perez at 3/7/2010 2:00:00 PM

We had a fantastic reception on Wednesday, March 3 at the Education Center. A big thank you to all of you that came out to support our children's artistic achievements.

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AIS Exhibit Reception

Posted by Veronica Perez at 1/10/2010 2:35:00 PM

Third graders attended their exhibit reception on Friday, January 8, 2010 at the Virginia Tech's WAAC.

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Architecture in the Schools

Posted by Veronica Perez at 1/5/2010 3:00:00 PM

On Thursday, December 4, 2009, third graders finished their model of their Roman Town.  Each group had the opportunity to share their designs and knowledge with the rest of the class.

There will be an exhibit of all the Virginia and Maryland schools that participated on the AIS (Architecture in the Schools) program.

Friday, January 8, 2010 / 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Virginia Tech's WAAC

Washington-Alexandria Architecture Consortium

1001 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

(near the intersection of Patrick and Prince Streets)

www.wafonline.org



On Thursday, November 26, 2009, students learned about the importance of landscape design when planning a city. Students used foam pieces to add trees and plants to their town.



On Thursday, November 19, 2009, Chad Barrington and Scott Matties (volunteer architects) presented a lesson on roads, bridges, aqueducts and Roman baths. Third graders incorporated these architectural elements to their Roman town model.





On Thursday, November 12, 2009, Mr. Godwins' class learned about The Greek Classical Orders (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian). Students also learned about Ancient Roman and Greek fashion and their homes. Students made a scale model of the Roman Coliseum and of Roman houses.



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"Fundreds" Dollar Bill Project

Posted by Veronica Perez at 1/5/2010 1:00:00 PM

The Fundred truck has started its journey to pick up fundreds. You can share the journey with your students or child on the fundred website. There is a map of the truck route http://www.fundred.org/experience/truck.php then click on map of truck route.

Third through fifth graders took part in a national community art project developed by environmental artist Mel Chin http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/chin/index.html to help people in need in New Orleans. Art by Arlington students is currently on display at the Arlington Art Center http://www.arlingtonartscenter.org/ since April 17 until June 6. Chin hopes to gather 3 million "Fundred" dollar bills drawn by children who have been exposed to lead pollution in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and are at risk of behavioral and learning disabilities. For more information on the Fundred Project check out their website at: http://www.fundred.org/

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Architecture in the Schools

Posted by Veronica Perez at 10/25/2009 5:00:00 PM

This past Thursday, October 29, 2009, third graders started building their model of their Roman Town. The class was divided into six groups and each group made two scale temples.



On Thursday, October 22, 2009, third graders planned their city layout.



During this Fall, Mr. Godwin's third grade class is working with Cannon Design Architects http://www.cannondesign.com/ during art class. These group of architects will guide the students through the process of making a Model of a Roman Town. The students are already learning lots of vocabulary words and doing hands on activities that will enrich the classroom curriculum while learning architectural concepts.



"Architecture in the Schools (AIS) matches volunteer architects with public school teachers to enrich the learning experience of children. AIS reinforces core academic skills. AIS teaches children how to exercise their analytical and creative skills through the architectural design process. AIS fosters a heightened civic consciousness, bridging the gap between what is learned in school and everyday life."

http://www.wafonline.org/programs/ais.html

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Pillars of Character Mural

Posted by Veronica Perez at 10/25/2009 4:00:00 PM

The Pillars of Character Mural looks fantastic!



On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, community artist Nan Morrison http://www.arlingtonartistsalliance.org/artists/nanmorrison.html worked on the Pillars of Character Mural as well as ATS teachers and staff.





As part of ATS 30th Anniversary we are painting a mural about the Pillars of Character in the school library. The work is now in progress. Mark Curry (a former ATS student) helped painting the columns. Liz Snead (first grade teacher) made drawings of animals that are in the process of being enlarged onto the columns. Students, art teacher, classroom teachers and a community artist will be involve in the creation of this project. Thanks to Allison Manion Gilbert (Humanities Project Coordinator) and Jocelyn Hunn (member of the Arts in the School Committee of the Arlington Artist Alliance) for making this project possible.



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