Designing and building a multicultural, intergenerational, landscaped community garden on what was formerly an empty, rubble-strewn lot at a housing development on the Lower East Side. The garden was designed collaboratively with the residents and continues to be CAS s community garden field site. Designing and painting culturally and historically relevant murals at the same location. Designing a 24 x 25 compost-heated greenhouse which was built on the courtyard by the students and teachers from the NYC Board of Education s School of Cooperative Technical Education. Developing a class in which students are designing marketing strategies and packaging for CAS greenhouse produced compost.
Students demonstrate understanding of how to apply their knowledge of design to a real life problem.