Discovery AfterSchool Stories- Art & Science

artscience3This is a cross-post from the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center. In this series,  Discovery AfterSchool Instructors share stories from their classes. For more information on our AfterSchool Program, please visit their website. Spring registration is open! Remember that Wesleyan faculty and staff get 50% off the attendance fee! 

By: Lindsay Behrens

Art & Science students had a great time creating Dale Chihuly glass sculpture-inspired hanging art!

Nothing breakable here. Just some recycled water bottles we painted, cut, and hung to create a beautiful visual color-play…reminiscent of Chihuly’s intricate glass work.

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This spring Art and Science Class will be on Mondays for Grades 3-5 and Tuesdays for Grades 1-3. This time, we’ll have an exploring the river theme!

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Jennifer Roach is the Civic Engagement Fellow in Allbritton for the academic year 2015-2016. She is a recent Wesleyan alumni, class of 2014. Since graduating, she has moved to Hartford to continue developing Summer of Solutions Hartford, an urban farming internship program she worked on during her time at Wesleyan. 

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