Kids’ View of the City 2005: Eaton Elementary School Student Projects
June 7, 2005 - July 31, 2005
Kids’ View of the City features projects designed by Washington, D.C., elementary school students who examined their schools’ neighborhoods during the academic year. First, second, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students from Margaret M. Amidon Elementary School in Southwest, John Eaton Elementary School in Northwest, Ketcham Elementary School in Southeast, Langdon Elementary School in Northeast, and Malcolm X Elementary School in Southeast created a variety of projects—ranging from models and photographs, to drawings and stories—depicting different aspects of the neighborhoods surrounding their schools.
Teachers launched their class projects by participating in one of the National Building Museum’s school programs. During field trips to the Museum, students were introduced to architectural patterns, city planning, bridge building, or geodesic domes. During their visit to the Museum, students also created projects that complemented their area of study.
After field trips to the Museum where they gained a heightened awareness of the built environment, students began investigating the communities near their schools. Neighborhood walks allowed them to examine varied architecture and building types. Students then proceeded to take photographs, create drawings, and build models of buildings and bridges. In addition, students from the five participating schools entered an art contest to draw a picture of their school. The winners visited artist Lou Stovall’s studio in Cleveland Park and helped produce a silkscreen of their work.
Kids’ View of the City is a celebration of these students’ work and shows how teachers can successfully incorporate the Museum’s school programs into a curriculum.
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Langdon School’s section of Kids View 2005.
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Student art projects in the Kids View 2005 exhibition.
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Malcolm X School’s section of Kids View 2005.
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