by webteam | Mar 22, 2012 | education, Spark, Students
Week 6 had us diving back into our passions and mission and trying to flesh them out using metaphors and similes. Similes and Metaphors Comparison thinking using similes helps create connections that make what you’re trying to solve or describe better...
by webteam | Mar 5, 2012 | education, Spark, Students
Mr Wilson’s Class was back again for our fifth week of SPARK. And our official unveiling of the new name and logo. The kids all drew their ideas in class and then Rhubarb Media took their ideas and developed the logo. We spent more time on the critical...
by webteam | Feb 21, 2012 | education, Spark, Students
Today we decided whether we were a ping-pong ball or the paddle. A river or a pond. A rock or a feather. A Cadillac or a Volkswagen. We experienced terrorism, homelessness, death in the family, poverty, shark attacks, drug addiction and football. We told stories...
by webteam | Feb 17, 2012 | education, Spark, Students
Feb 14 – Today we met with Mr. Tim’s class. The agenda for the day was to go over the Battles we face when trying to fullfill our life’s mission: Battle 1: Be Normal vs Be Creative Battle 2: Be Famous vs Be Great Battle 3: Be Alone vs Be A Team We...
by webteam | Feb 7, 2012 | education, Spark, Students
28 Grade 8’s from Holly Meadows converged on The Creative Space this afternoon. They all bussed down on a city bus (some for the first time). We introduced them to Ignite presentations. Each student will put one together for a May evening event where the top 10...
by webteam | Feb 3, 2012 | education, Spark, Students
TCS is not just a place for SMEs to find space to relate, collaborate and create. It’s now a place for Jr High kids to get excited about changing the world! Sandra, Caedda and I spent the latter half of the afternoon with 80+ Grade 8 students at Holly Meadows...
