DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME IMPORTERS

Lindsay Chambers submitted panel for Odyssey Charter School First Grade (Mrs. Chambers and Mrs. Grant's First Grade Class!)

Dream Theme - Community

Title of artwork - "Changing the World... One Kid at a Time."

Story behind your panel...

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Suess

"Teaching has always been a passion of mine. The reason I chose the education field is to help students understand their own abilities and to guide them to reach their highest potential. Over the past few years, I have become very passionate about helping kids understand how their choices no (yes, even as young as 6 years old) affect them as adults.

Statistics show that students leaving first grade reading below grade level have a 1/8 chance of ever catching up to where they need to be. This statistic was an eye opener. I decided that I wanted our class to feel empowered by education and their freedom to change the world by being whatever they choose to be.

We began to learn about inspirational people in American's History (Helen Keller, Thomas Edison, Neil Armstrong, Albert Einstein, Thomas Jefferson, Amelia Earhart, etc) and the steps these people took to achieve their own dreams.

Students were given an opportunity to use books to research different careers and choose their oun future.

We had career day where they dressed up as their future career and made a goal frame to keep in their room with their own personal goals for achieving their dreams.

The students created the quote together for our dream theme panel. Creating the dream theme panel was such a fun journey to take with our students!

Mrs. Grant and I are amazed and inspired by their enthusiasm to make the world a better place!"

Students Involved...

Valerie, Anthony, Madison, Oceanna, Andres, Mack, Alanna, Samuel, Charlie, Michaela, Kevin, Jaysen, Chloe, Amanda, Caleb, Emmanuel, Joshua, Melanie, Gian, Makayla, Alayna, Bella, Sydney, Emily, Kaylee, Maverick, Jaydin, Mrs. Grant, and Mrs. Chambers


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?What IS THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLABORATIVE?
As the leading voice for collaborative public art projects around the world, the International Fiber Collaborative is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary art & craft through educational experiences. We are committed to developing vital education programs that elevate, expand, modernize and enhance the image of collaboration and education today.

?WHAT IS THE DREAM ROCKET PROJECT?
The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.

?How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.

“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, New York

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When I was growing up, fall and spring were always my favourite seasons. Fall meant the end of burning restrictions... and evenings up in my forts in the woods... gathering twigs by the light of a torch that consisted of a stick with a big burning chunk of birch bark speared on its point. Spring meant the revival of... well... springs. We had them... little burblings up of water from below the ground... here, there and everywhere... all over the farm.

Fire and water both fascinate me endlessly. These days I mostly appreciate them indoors... in their tame, domesticated forms. But Echo just can't get enough of water and puddles and splashing in the mud. So today I decided to join her... playing in this puddle she's created in the back yard... with lots of sticky smelly mud. I ended up with two rubber boots full of gritty slop... and wet stockings... and a big big smile. Hope you get at least a little bit of the fun out of this vicariously.

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