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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 worked with Laurel Tree Charter School to design and build green educational infrastructure and apparatuses that supports K-12 education at their Arcata, CA location.
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Energy use visualization Method to creatively visualize school energy use. -
Human powered blender Two person human powered blender device -
Newton's laws of motion apparatuses Three devices to teach Newton's laws of motion using mystery -
Electrical wiring apparatus Device to teach series and parallel wiring using intrigue -
Earthen oven Earthen oven for making pizza -
Interactive green benches Amphitheater of three interactive green benches -
Primary garden to kitchen Garden beds for primary students to grow veggies for the kitchen