Dedicated Educators of The Department of Education and DIVAS for Social Justice are ensuring students are having a fulfilling and civic minded experience despite a global pandemic. Students from P.S 156 and P.S 132 are participating in the STEAM for Social Change after-school program, learning to be Virtual Designers of The Laurelton Community Garden Of Resilience. All students received their STEAM kits. The STEAM kits were delivered to their homes and left on their porch due to COVID-19. The STEAM kit contained all the items needed for their 1st design challenge.
Items included in the STEAM kit were:
VR Google Cardboard Headset
Pipe Cleaners
Images of Fruits and Vegetables
Glue
Various Shapes
Students were given their first design challenge of redesigning their VR Google Headsets. The theme of their design had to represent a community garden, their heritage and utilize all of the contents of the STEAM kit. The VRÂ headsets will serve as their primary tool to view the progress of the community garden virtually. The actual garden is located at: 179-18 145th Drive. After the design challenge is complete, the participants will receive a 360 degree image or video of the garden weekly to see the progression of the garden. Students from P.S 156 and P.S 132 did a great job in completing this first challenge.
Students of P.S 156 present their VR Google Cardboard Headsets Remotely:
Students of P.S 132 will present their designs this week, here’s a sneak preview:
The Virtual Designers of P.S 156 and P.S 132 will be responsible for designing a gallery wall next for the community garden from wooden pallets donated by the local UPS store on Merrick Boulevard. We look forward to highlighting their next challenge.
