Fund A Need
$500 Fund A Need - Middle & High School Practical Arts Outdoor Classroom
- Item Number
- 2026
- Estimated Value
- 500 USD
- Buy Now Price
- 500 USD
- Quantity Available
- 13
- Sold
- 1 – Purchase History
- Online Close
- 2019-05-12 01:00:00.0 – Bid Extension
Item Description
Imagine the possibilities for creativity in this open air practical arts studio for Middle and High School students! Carpentry, stone carving and metalsmithing are just a few of the activities already enjoyed by the students that will be enhanced by this studio.
In addition, this permanent outdoor classroom will allow us to expand our practical arts program by serving as a forge to add blacksmithing to the curriculum. Waldorf High Schools have included blacksmithing as an important part of the curriculum for many years. If you research blacksmith arts in other Waldorf schools you will come across this compelling description:
It’s very empowering to cut through solid steel, to use the four elements of earth, air, water, and fire to bend the iron to our will. Blacksmiths are the sources of legends in every society and our students are a part of that wonder.
Blacksmithing is the practical application of theoretical ideas. The act of forging implements Newton’s Laws of Motion, we learn the physics of heat transfer, we start to understand colloquialisms we’ve heard in life like “Strike while the iron is hot!”
We incorporate history, movement, chemistry, and physics all in one class. The defining trait of being a human is the making and using of tools, all of which came from the blacksmith. The students use the skills they learn to produce beautiful articles that are also functional.
Please help us make this studio a reality!
Item Special Note
Fund A Need donations are 100% tax-deductible. No goods or services were exchanged for this transaction. Please check with your tax advisor if you have any more questions.
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