Creativity in Motion - building a Rube Goldberg Machine

For the past month students have been working collaboratively on creating their own version of a Rube Goldberg Machine. They've been working on understanding physics, expanding their problem solving skills, working with each other in communicating their opinions and ideas, and experimenting with different ways to make their project go. Since we have students of different ages ranging from 6-12 each child brings their own experience and knowledge with building things to create the project.

We've been viewing some videos of various Rube Goldberg projects from puppy dogs to giant ones, to ones that included women as creators. The video below shows Parkour Athlete Jason Paul - and his giant contraption.

  

We'll be adding a few photos and video from our project as well as some other wonderful examples of this mixture of art and science. So check back.

An Interview with Kate LaClair - How Do We Help Part III

In part three of the interview done by Camille Henley - Kate addresses the important issue of how do we help deal with some of the issues in our community - in our city. 

An Interview with Kate LaClair Part II - What About Syria?

We recently posted part one of this three part interview by Camille Henry on the VLog Page of this blog. In this second interview - Kate discusses her feelings on political unrest and humanitarian crisis in Syria.  

What's This Sunday School About?

Curriculum for the Baltimore Ethical Society Sunday School program, has been developed with consideration to teaching to multiple learning styles and intelligences. The focus of the interaction with students is to engage in dialogue about topics which affect values, and embody understanding ethical culture, and philosophy.

 

Ethical Sunday School Lessons Align with the Core Values for Humanistic Living

Ethics is my religion

Every person is important and unique

Every person deserves to be treated fairly and kindly

I can learn from everyone

I am part of the earth: I cherish it and all life upon it

I learn from the world around me by using senses, mind and feelings

I am a member of the world community which depends on the cooperation of all people for peace and justice

I can learn from the past to build for the future

I am free to question

I am free to choose what I believe

I accept responsibility for my choices and actions

I strive to live My values.

Each session will include: interactive sounding or music making using percussion, voice, found sound. As each person enters, we go back to the beginning-asking what makes them unique. Some kids don't know at first, however if you keep asking them, they'll figure it out.