Hopefully a turn for the better

This Wednesday at Design Club there were a total of five students, which is an improvement from the two that showed up the previous week. The session started off a bit slow because we had two new students who had to be introduced to the entire group of CU students. I am not sure if this was the best way to grab the attention of the new students, but it is important to create familiarity right away. Two of the girls who had been to a previous Design Club began the project of building their ideal city, which turned out to be a great activity, engaging the students while reminding them of ways in which to be sustainable and energy efficient. The two girls were very meticulous about their design, including a major road through the center of the town, a station for hybrid cars to re-charge, and solar panels to give electricity to their buildings. The other group of students went about the making of their town in a different way but was still conscious of energy efficient ways to give electricity to their town. The main logo for their town, once you entered through the solar paneled entranceway, was "Please Recycle." Overall, this activity went quite well, maybe the best one we have experienced so far. I think that hands-on projects that include building, manipulation, and creativity are the best way to engage the students while teaching them about sustainability and green design.

Stevi