Casey Design Club: Week 2

The second week at Casey Middle School for the design club (after school program) went fairly well, I think, in multiple regards. We started the class, more or less, with an introductory presentation from one of the architects working to design and build the new Casey. This seemed to really take hold of the student's attention, as many of the Casey participants couldn't help but ask questions about the new school. I found it interesting when the students realized for themselves that their little brothers and sisters were going to be coming to the new Casey, and some of them even wanted to stay an extra year to see it after it was built. After the architect had presented his overview of the new site and building, we went into a design charrette, in which the Casey students were able to design any aspect of the new building that they wanted, which I thought beneficial to them as they were able to use their design skills and think about what they wanted or thought necessary at Casey. Overall, I felt like the second day at the design club went over ALOT better than day one, and look forward to next week when the kids will be able to learn more on sustainability, which is the end goal of the program.

-Ian