What's New

New architivities

Extended Lesson Plans
Eight brand new interdisciplinary activities are now available on-line, ready for use in any classroom! Created by four classroom teachers and educational consultants from across North America, these educators have combined their best CUBE experiences with community-based curriculum to bring you exciting new community-based education projects. We are especially grateful to Francis Families Foundation and Bank of America for supporting this CUBE 2002 Goal.

New Resources

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Workshops

CUBE curriculum honors brain-based teaching strategies honoring multiple intelligences and learning styles. Classes explore the community's richness and integrating the history and architecture of the community with national standards. For the latest information contact CUBE. Request Workshop and Event Schedule.

For Kids

Annual, Kansas City, archiCamp for 4th to 8th graders. Click here to view photos.
Credit Courses
Mid America Nazarene University, Kansas City, MO
Walk around the Block, Ninth Street (Laurie Bottiger, Local Outreach Director, CUBE, 520-822-8486
1-2 graduate credits: annual basis
Explore the art of architecture and design. Read the buildings, look at design issues elements and principles using the nationally recognized Walk around the Block and Box City curriculum that integrates standards into class-based curriculum.
MidAmerica Nazarene enrollment on-line at http://www.mnu.edu/education/recert/courses.phtml.
Organizations

Design Alabama. Birmingham, AL.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR IN-DEPTH TRAINING, HERE IT IS! A day-long Box City training for those who who become coordinators in their own states or communities. (Contact is Gena Glaze: 334/353-5081.)
Monona Terrace Conference Center, Madison, WI
For the third year, Monona Terrace will kick off their Box City theme with teacher training in the fall, followed by a public day in the spring. Fourth graders in Dane County will spend six weeks on the principles involved in planning and designing a city. Heather Sabin, a member of the national CUBE cadre of workshop presenters, will coordinate this fabulous event.
Click here to see info and pictures: www.cubekc.org/architivities/madison.html
New Web Connections

Frode Svane, Norway, sends us a new link to explore: Childrens Landscape, Norway, Architecture in Education. Lots of information, wonderful children's drawings and photos available. Intriguing titles like: Future Children Planning Future School, Snow Architecture and Sand Bag Gallery.