m (changed name of school from "Learning Center" to "Charter School") Tag: n |
|||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
The Fall 2012 semester of [[ENGR215 Introduction to Design]] is working with [http://www.laureltreelc.org/ Laurel Tree Charter School] to design and build green educational infrastructure and apparatuses that supports K-12 education at their Arcata, CA location. | The Fall 2012 semester of [[ENGR215 Introduction to Design]] is working with [http://www.laureltreelc.org/ Laurel Tree Charter School] to design and build green educational infrastructure and apparatuses that supports K-12 education at their Arcata, CA location. | ||
Projects: | |||
*Low embedded energy, natural, beautiful way to cook pizza, e.g., cobb oven | * Low embedded energy, natural, beautiful way to cook pizza, e.g., cobb oven | ||
*Apparatus that uses surprise to teach Newton’s laws for high school | * Apparatus that uses surprise to teach Newton’s laws for high school | ||
*Low embedded energy, natural, beautiful bench for primary students | * Low embedded energy, natural, beautiful bench for primary students | ||
*Apparatus that uses surprise to teach series versus parallel wiring | * Apparatus that uses surprise to teach series versus parallel wiring for 7th-8th | ||
* Visually monitoring the electrical energy use at the school | |||
* Human powered blender for K-12 | |||
*Visually monitoring the electrical energy use at the school | * Primary school garden to kitchen infrastructure | ||
*Human powered blender for K-12 | |||
*Primary school garden to kitchen infrastructure | |||
[[Category:Engr215 Introduction to Design]] | [[Category:Engr215 Introduction to Design]] | ||
[[Category:Laurel Tree Charter School]] | [[Category:Laurel Tree Charter School]] | ||
Revision as of 00:45, 30 October 2012
Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
Background and Mission
Laurel Tree Charter School is a Kindergarten through 12th grade school focused on "creating the education we want for our children." The Laurel Tree Charter School is located 4555 Valley West Blvd in Arcata, CA.
Mission: Laurel Tree's Mission is to create a sustainable model of education which provides all students with accessible curriculum, based on college preparatory standards, while developing life and social skills in a mixed age setting.
Projects
The Fall 2012 semester of ENGR215 Introduction to Design is working with Laurel Tree Charter School to design and build green educational infrastructure and apparatuses that supports K-12 education at their Arcata, CA location.
Projects:
- Low embedded energy, natural, beautiful way to cook pizza, e.g., cobb oven
- Apparatus that uses surprise to teach Newton’s laws for high school
- Low embedded energy, natural, beautiful bench for primary students
- Apparatus that uses surprise to teach series versus parallel wiring for 7th-8th
- Visually monitoring the electrical energy use at the school
- Human powered blender for K-12
- Primary school garden to kitchen infrastructure