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Re: Gifted Gift for School
Posted by DGR on 7/11/08
The GT students at my old school designed and created an
outdoor classroom. Each year they improved on it. There was
actually a hiking trail with a water source (small creek)
Students marked the paths and the different types of plants.
They were able to use the creek to study water samples. It was
quite impressive!
At my new school, I'd like to create a smaller version of this.
We have only a small grounds area to work with. I'd like to
start this year with the landscaping and some outdoor furniture
(maybe picnic tables) where we and other students could go
outside and work and study the habitat.
Something else my students and I have done in the past - not a
gift to the school, but very worthwhile... we researched about
animal over-population. I had a guinea pig in my class and was
guilty of breeding and producing babies. After researching, we
decided that we could create a haven for unwanted guinea pigs.
Any students (or others) who no longer wanted their guinea pigs
would turn them over to us. We took care of them, ensuring that
they were in good health. Once we knew their temperament and
that they were healthy, we would put them up for adoption,
making them available to other children. In doing this, the new
owner had to formally adopt to te pet and commit to taking care
of it. Parents were involved in the adoptions as well. The
students had to be approved. It was a great experience for
everyone!
On 7/11/08, deanie wrote:
> We have given two different gifts to the school in the past:
>
> 1. new school stationery design
> We had graphic artist in, researched other schools'
> stationeries, discussed logos and meanings, software, costs,
> presented to school principal, etc.
>
> 2. landscape design
> Students brainstormed problem areas on campus, helped
> write a grant to construct a fence to hide an unsightly
> garbage bin, researched plant materials, submitted designs,
> college professor/landscape architect visited, demonstrated
> software, landscaper worked with students on cost estimates,
> plant materials, etc., students stayed after school to work,
> were interviewed by newspaper, radio, and tv media
>
> I would love to hear other ideas. I have found it difficult
> to come up with gifts! Good luck!
>
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Gifted Gift for School, 7/10/08, by Athena.
- Re: Gifted Gift for School, 7/10/08, by S.
- Re: Gifted Gift for School, 7/10/08, by ms.p-w.
- Re: Gifted Gift for School, 7/11/08, by deanie.
- Re: Gifted Gift for School, 7/11/08, by DGR.
- Re: Gifted Gift for School, 7/14/08, by Tricia.
- Re: Gifted Gift for School, 7/17/08, by Debbie.
- Re: Gifted Gift for School, 7/17/08, by DGR.
- Re: Gifted Gift for School, 7/18/08, by Debbie.
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