Southwest High School has been the first to complete their Media and Arts Projects this Spring.
For their project, Mr. Kier's 9th grade Human Geography classes discussed, explored, and researched the idea of urban agriculture, community gardens, and alternative solutions to today's food industry. Students were given the chance to write and develop their own project proposals as long as they worked to address the driving question: How do we live a lifestyle that helps reduce or eliminate the negative impacts of our food industry?
Every student approached the
project differently and the classes created a final body of work full of
diversity and ingenuity. Whether working individually or in groups, students
tackled this question using an impressive variety of mediums including
painting, mosaics, computer illustration, song, film, multimedia and more.
Some
groups decided to focus on the need for healthy and organic food options.
Others focused on forgotten areas of Minneapolis, such as roofs, or abandoned
lots, and re-imagined the spaces as lush community gardens. Whether an
interpretive painting representing the hope for change in our food industry, or
an actual, functioning, hydroponic plan system, every student’s piece explores
the driving question in a unique and creative way.
-- Ken Simon
Director, Office
of College and Career Readiness
Minneapolis
Public Schools
612-382-2657
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