Not Just Desserts:
Cakes for a Community
Cause
NAEA 2016
DonnalynShusterCoChairpersonNewYorkStateYouthArtMonth
Frankfort-SchuylerCentralSchoolFrankfort,NY
Overview:
MixingCommunityServicewithastudyofWayneThiebaud,studentsincorporatehisstyleofworkingintooriginalpaintingscelebratingtheroleoffoodinourculture.Asweinvestigateculinaryartsasacareerpath,(requiringanartisticflair),studentsarechallengedtoturntheirpaintingsintoactualcakesthatareauctionedofftosupportourlocalfoodpantry.SeehowthiscrosscurricularprogramworkswithourFamilyandConsumerSciencesandMathclassesprovidingstudentswithCommonCoreintegration,careerawareness,publicspeakingandcommunityservice!ProgramspinoffsincludeCakeWars(elementaryschool),andCansforaCauseasapartofourYouthArtMonthevents!
EssentialQuestions:
“Whatistheroleoftheartistinsocietytoincreaseawarenessofsocialissuesinourcommunities?”
“Howcancommonplaceobjectsinfluencetheworkofanartist?”
21stCenturySkills:
•CreativityandInnovation•CriticalThinkingandProblemSolving•Communication•Collaboration•FlexibilityandAdaptability•InitiativeandSelf-Direction•SocialandCross-CulturalSkills•ProductivityandAccountability•LeadershipandResponsibilityUsethislinktoaccessmyDRIVEfolderwiththepresentationandrelatedmaterials: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B1J_EM2WAn5bM3EwZk9hLUxaRW8
Questions?Pleasecontactmeat:[email protected](until7/1/16)[email protected]
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