Archive for the ‘A.L.L. Pedagogy’ Category
Bonnie Ora Sherk Interviewed For New Video About A Living Library
Bonnie Ora Sherk was interviewed in the OMI/Excelsior Living Library & Think Park Lower Garden on August 8, 2014, by Starr Sutherland, who is shooting and editing a new video on A Living Library, for Producer, Patricia Watts, Founder & WestCoast Curator for ecoartspace. This video will be shown on the ecoartspace website as a companion piece for a prior video interview with Bonnie Ora, in which she discusses her earlier art works, linked here.
Stay tuned to see the new video ! See pics below of Starr and colleague Matt, getting ready for the video shoot:
A.L.L. Green Futures Stewards Practice Sustainable Business And Sell Bountiful Produce To Neighbors !
This summer our A.L.L. Green Futures Student Stewards learned about Sustainable Business, the Triple Bottom Line, and how best to present to the public, by preparing their abundant fruit and vegetable produce, making floral bouquets, packaging seeds with colorful labels, and then selling their bounty their Farmstand at the neighborhood BART Station. All proceeds from their efforts will go back into supporting their Afterschool and Summer Program. For their efforts, they earned $126 dollars, learned math, and had fun ! Have a look at their adventure !
Chinatown Living Living Library Students Make Ice Cream & Learn Math !
Children in the Chinatown Branch Living Library had a real treat with A.L.L. Teachers Briggin and Danielle ! They made delicious ice cream, adding fresh fruits from their gardens, and using rock salt and ice to freeze the flavored cream. The children also learned math through measuring all the ingredients. Have a look at these adorable pics !