Day 4 started off with an inspiring talk from Bryan Bell, the founder of Design Corps. Bryan describes himself as a “design advocate,” helping bring architectural services to under represented populations, such as migrant workers.
The day continued with the teachers working hard on their Design for Necessity projects. Teachers are looking to find design solutions to big problems mapped during Day 3. Projects will be presented on Day 5 to a panel of professional artists and designers for critique.
Response to Day 4 on Day 4 – who would’ve guessed (grin).
Today we had a wonderful opportunity to engage with and listen to Bryan Bell and the extraordinary design projects that he was intrinsic in facilitating the successful completion of in post-Katrina New Orleans as well as the structures that were created for many migrant agricultural workers in the South providing more habitable living conditions for them.
In the afternoon, the ‘design teams’ reconvened to continue to work on their respective educational-based presentations. Our group (#6), went through a highly energized and (sometimes daunting) discussion of the processes and tools necessary to help increase parental involvement in the schools in order to help raise the level of student success / performance. That collaboration produced several different avenues for consideration that ultimately arrived at what we will be presenting tomorrow. I found myself to be thoroughly intrigued in both the flow of the discussion as well as the resulting framework that our final outcome took on.
Kevan
Comment by Kevan Nitzberg — July 31, 2008 @ 4:10 pm
In solidarity with the 90%, I would like to know what is wrong with dirt and body odor; I would also like to see better relationship between fashion/personal statement and the laundry room.
Other than that, I love this group and this experience.
Peace and Love
from the urban hippie
Comment by z — August 1, 2008 @ 1:17 pm