The Ann Arbor Student Building Industry Program under the direction of Don Kossick received an honorable mention. It's not often that fables and discussions of environmental issues find their way into an economics lesson. But an interactive fable designed to teach about environmental, economic, and social issues took center stage with Jessica Anderson's third graders at Thurston Elementary as part of a recent presentation by curriculum developer and artist Susan Santone. Over two class sessions, Santone presented her work, The Shape of Change, a series of mosaic-like paintings and accompanying text that tells the story of a mythical world where everything is made of shapes. Through the eyes of characters Spori and Ruji, students experience the life-altering changes unleashed by the invention of a new shape, the square.
Students learn about the relationship between economic choices, the environment, and society.
The Sustainability Education Project, sponsored by Washtenaw County Department of Environment and Infrastructure Services. The Sustainability Education Project parallels Sustainable Washtenaw, a citizen planning initiative coordinated in part by Washtenaw County. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Tom Wilkins, will perform The Faust Overture, written by CT, a freshman at Community High School. The concert is part of the Young Peoples' Concert Series at Orchestra Hall. At the concert's conclusion, the student will answer questions from the audience.