Instructional Rain Garden

School staff were able to work with partners from the Watershed Management Group to assess current and potential use of a rainwater cistern at the school. The partnership led to installation [...]

STEAM with Circuits

6th graders at Gridley Middle School worked with partner, Peggy to create their own individualized piece of engineered electronic art. In preparation, students learned the science of electric [...]

Photo Booth Design Challenge

As a way to teach literacy standards centered around technical topics, teachers at Hermosa Montessori worked with a parent who has expertise using the Raspberry Pi microcomputer to give students [...]

History through the Lens of Clay Tiles

Designing and producing clay tiles for a collaborative project with the Anza Society and the county, outside the school grounds. Geography and Human Systems were the Common Core Objectives [...]

Textile Art as a Lens to See Desert Beauty

Daisy Michel wanted to help her 1st and 2nd grade students connect the world of art to the Sonoran Desert. Students worked together with Kate and Nacho to create a public work of art in the form [...]

“Changemaker Kid” Newspaper Project

As a way to practice the art and science of writing, Laura Marble’s elementary students worked with community partner and journalist, Shannon Conner. Shannon taught the children the basics of [...]

Glass Creations Connected to Science and Business

Students and teachers at Arizona College Prep Academy collaborated with artisans at Sonoran Glass School as a way to simultaneously built understanding of chemistry and entrepreneurship. All [...]

Pollination Comes Alive!

Briana, a teacher at Drachman Montessori wanted her students to experience the process of pollination, a key concept within their ecology project, through a hands-on approach. Two artists came [...]

Sparking Authentic Research with Poetry

Seniors at City High School collaborated with Logan Phillips, local poet and community activist, as they prepared for a project to address a local community problem. Working with Logan created a [...]