Tiny Hope
TVDSB educators and students can participate in the Tiny Hope initiative by joining our shared Google Classroom using code: 64qzrwi
Learn more about Tiny Hope the tiny home development project.
Step 1: Industry partners will be introduce project and careers (recording in Google Class)
Step 2: Students can respond and share ideas back with the community.
Step 3: Our hope is for classes and students to personalize the project and how they see themselves in the learning to be responsive in a way that connects to them/subject area. Laura Briscoe is available to support curriculum connections and/or connect to other system staff or community to support individual classroom needs/initiative goals.
All subjects are invited ongoing throughout the 2022 school year.
Learning and industry partners may include:
A range of Careers
Trades
Social Justice Around Housing
What do you know about youth homelessness? What are the needs?
Youth Homelessness
Environmental Impacts of Developments
Arts & Installations
Sustainable gardens
What could these gardens look like? How could students contribute?
Science, Green Industries
Considerations when designing
Arts in New Developments
Student artworks - What could metal sculptures look like? Would you want to design them?
What could large acrylic, entry artwork look like? How could we design this?
Proposal Writing
Literacy Opportunities - PR articles, journalism
Upcoming Events - would students be interested in writing about the Tiny Hope Blitz project and development?
Communications Technology - Video Opportunities
Video opportunities, Documentary and Promotions
Events and Marketing
Partner with an industry team as they work through events and marketing
Prompting Questions to Help Get started:
How do you see yourself learning about Tiny Homes? What would you like to know?
What should we consider for sustainable gardens and development?
How should we be addressing youth homelessness? What are the needs?
What elements should be considered in a new Tiny Home Complex?
What types of events or community building activities do you envision?
Are you interested in designing or creating metal sculptures for the gardens? What should they look like?
What artworks could be found in the space?
Any interest in writing about or documenting this process?
AND MORE! We hope to add more!
This is only the beginning of a larger collaborative opportunity. Where do our educators and students see their learning goals aligning with the project? Classes who would like to co-design smaller meetings based on class goals and student interest. How can we use Design-Thinking to problem solve and respond to community needs? How can we collaborate? Would educators like to create a project in second semester around this concept? If your school has SHSM, does this connect to SHSM certificates you might need? Basically, we are open to ideas!
We have a google form to capture anticipated involvement and send virtual links.
Mr. Waite's College Ave Math connections... stay tuned.