Even though it was Towey’s last class, it was filled with a lot of fun. They were able to try the colorful milk experiment, but there was only chocolate milk so it made it even more interesting. They added food dye, and then the milk to watch the colors disperse. …
Penn Treaty also did the milk experiment in their last class. They had strawberry milk available, so that’s what they used. After experimenting with this for a little bit, they started mosaic portraits. The students cut out colorful squares of paper to use and then began gluing them down to …
In today’s craft we brought the back the paper bugs that we did with Towey. They were tasked with decorating their bug after a known insect or creating their own. Afterwards, we stapled the legs to the body to complete their insect. We also suggested that they could turn their …
By Alexxa Gotthardt “Great artists don’t just happen, any more than writers, or singers, or other creators,” she continued. “They have to be trained, and in the hard school of experience.” – Georgia O’Keefe Lesson #1: Observe the world around you—closely, hungrily Georgia O’Keefe was inspired by the nature and …
At Towey, the theme was scary bugs. The students each created their own big, scary insect with paper, scissors, and crayons. Rather than just be a flat cutout, the students made the bugs’ wings 3D, which made them look more realistic and impressive. They also created beach themed drawings, complete …
With Carlos Aponte Carlos Aponte, history teacher at a local high school, has made it his mission to put into action the nickname of Philadelphia, “The City of Brotherly Love.” His goal is to spread positivity, peace, and love to anyone open to it. He does this by bringing food …
We brought another science experiment to our classes today. We had the older class split into 3 groups. We had them add drops of different colored food dye into their milk but make sure not to mix them. Then they added drops of dish soap to the milk, which caused …
Penn Treaty did another round of clay figures for their animation. The students also did several pencil drawings. These portrayed some of the unfortunately common social issues occurring in today’s time, such as gun violence and its effects. I love how the students are able to see these things happening …
