Activity Based Curriculum

In collaboration with local public schools, the School of Constructive Arts will develop a curriculum to teach natural science and introduce self reliance through hands-on activities outside of the classroom. Examples include:

• Students plant a garden and study the life cycle of plants and the biochemical processes involved. Once produce is harvested, students will be taught the basics of food preparation and nutrition, learning to cook healthy meals from produce that they helped to cultivate.
• Students construct camp stoves from recycled cans, practicing craft and manual skills while learning about combustion and the carbon cycle.
• Students learn to construct various sundials and are taught the mechanism of the seasons, solar orientation, navigation, and time.
• Students learn geometry and trigonometry by drawing on the ground and measuring elements in the field. 

Through input from teachers and students, SCA will refine its curriculum to be published and serve as a model for schools in other areas.