Curriculum Outline and Mini Lessons
Curriculum Framework
1. Group formulation and first meeting with community partners
2. Identify community problem and focus of project-based learning curriculum
3. Create contract outline of expectations, goals, and deliverables from student group
4. Create semester long schedule of work days
5. Daily participation in individual mindfulness practices
Work Day 1:
- Walking meditation
- Introduction to the Waterworks property
- Background information of landscape from David
- Morning meeting; Goals & objectives
- Introduction to work site
- Site assessment
- Lunch and group diversity discussions
- Honorable Harvest
- Project work
- Reflective mini lesson
Work Day 2:
- Walking meditation
- Predator Prey game
- Morning meeting; Goals & objectives
- Project work
- Lunch and group diversity discussions
- Project work
- Group reflection on day
Work Day 3:
- Walking meditation
- Reflective mini lesson
- Project work
- Lunch and diversity discussions
- Project work
- Reflection and wrap up of project details
Conclude the community project with a dedication involving the Waterworks community!