Natural light, alternative energy and outdoor educational spaceswereconcepts, among many others, that were highlighted points of consideration emanating from the public at the most recent community engagement meeting for the new preK-12 facility that took place at Ledgemont Elementary School.
Community Meeting Prompts Input
Natural light, alternative energy and outdoor educational spaceswereconcepts, among many others, that were highlighted points of consideration emanating from the public at the most recent community engagement meeting for the new preK-12 facility that took place at Ledgemont Elementary School.
Nearly 40 members from the community participated in the public input session, which was led by representatives from the architect and design firms, in responding to a number of prompts for what the community hopes to be included in the new facility. Facilitators referred to those participating as being on the “front lines” of knowing what the community expects from this new building in the effort to make the indoor and outdoor campus as customized as possible.
Participants in the meeting provided insights into the components being planned for the new preK-12 facility, including outdoor classrooms, the dining and multi-purpose rooms, the theater, eco-connections and community collaboration. The highly interactive meeting comes as the latest in a series of engagement sessions where designers are receiving valuable input from community members and teachers.
The next community engagement meeting is scheduled for Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. at Burton Elementary School. All are welcome.
Project Based Learning
Sixth-grade students in the Berkshire Local Schools creatively extended the learning curve of their summer reading projects into a tangible critical thinking exercise recently and the district would like to recognize their efforts.
Provided with summer reading assignments before the close of last school year, a handful of Berkshire students diligently performed their respective literacy tasks, but repurposed the opportunities to learn from it into this current school year.
Students deployed their design and arts skills to create shoebox dioramas of their most favorite scenes in the book upon returning for the 2018-19 school year. They were recently completed and presented in their classes.
The Berkshire Local Schools strongly believes in the instructional benefits of supplemental literary assignments such as summer reading, but also promotes the maximization of such learning opportunities with the project-based application associated with projects like this.
