They say that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. What a shame to throw away an old milk carton or a toilet paper roll when it came turned into something new. A piece of art, a toy, a new invention.

Let’s make something big, like really big, like monumentally big. Or put the world into miniature.

Do you have an invention that you’re dying to make? Ever wondered how machines and motors work? In this week investigating engineering, tinkering, and technology, dream about new futures and discoveries. What could the world be like in 50 years?

What makes a city or town your home? What types of monuments do we wish to see in our parks and public spaces? Explore ideas about the communities we live in, our neighborhood identities, and ways our cities are used.

Fly off to other planets and discover how alien societies work or dive into miniature fairy lands. Create alternate realities in which the world as we know it is completely unknown.

Happy Fourth of July! In celebration of the multiplicity of American identities, this week students will explore what their own cultural and personal identities mean to them.

From the subjects we paint to the materials we use; the natural world is an integral part of the art making process. During this week we will feel our feet firmly planted in the dirt and our heads aloft in the clouds.

Leaves fall, flowers bloom, clouds form and disappear. Nothing stands still, not even us. In this week, we will explore spaces, communities and identities constantly in flux.