by | Oct 22, 2017 | BCCE (Briggs Center for Civic Engagement), CMEE (Center for Mindfulness and Empathy Education), Commons in General, Micro-farm (HOG), Project Space, Sustainability, The Living Building
For the 2017-18 school year, we are pleased to introduce two new faculty members in the Commons and one new collaborative course! You can meet the new educators below and read more about the course offerings in the Commons for Trimester I. Meet Lisa Barker,...
by | Jun 24, 2017 | BCCE (Briggs Center for Civic Engagement), Commons in General, Sustainability, Uncategorized
You may recall that our Commons Speaker Series event for March was cancelled due to an unruly snowstorm that hit our region. We are grateful that the presenters were all able to arrange their calendars to reschedule their presentation for this past Wednesday, June...
by | Jun 24, 2017 | Commons in General, Project Space, Sustainability
Davy Brooks has worked diligently and creatively over two trimesters to bring their idea through all of the stages of design to completed reality. Davy began with the big idea of self-sustainable eating — taking care of growing spaces, growing food, making a...
by | Jun 24, 2017 | Commons in General, Project Space
Seventh grade science students learned about human anatomy and the skeletal system in the spring. To help the students apply this knowledge, Carli Rivers assigned each student one bone or a set of bones to make out of foam, cardboard, and papier mâché. Carefully, the...
by | Jun 24, 2017 | Commons in General, Project Space
The laser cutter….it’s not just for cookies anymore. Well, actually it has been used on cookies and wood and plastic and a wide variety of other materials in the past few weeks. In learning what this precision machine can and can not do, Kyle Graves and...
by | Jun 24, 2017 | Commons in General, Micro-farm (HOG), The Greenhouse, Uncategorized
As a festive thank you and send off to our Commons Educator, Ja’Daiza Johnson, an informal garden party was held to celebrate her work and the growth of the garden. Faculty and staff who worked closely with Ja’Daiza and who benefited from her can-do...
