FAMOUS BUILDINGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

2nd and 3rd Grade

JAPANESE FANS

In this project, the middle schoolers made paper fans decorated in traditional and modern Japanese styles including Manga. They also contributed as a group in the creation of a giant fan with a nine foot diameter. The little fans were also used in their dance class to learn a Japanese fan dance.

GIANT ORIGAMI

6th and 7th Grade

PAPER MONEY PROJECT

In this extensive project, LPCA's middle school classes studied paper money, also known as bank notes, in depth. It began with the classes doing research on actual paper money from around the world so as to better understand the complexities of the design and detail of a bank note. Then they created their own paper money prototype. The focus had to be a self-portrait, and many criteria were required as far as details. The background was made by relief printmaking. Here is what the kids came up with:

Architectural Drawings for Kinders

While studying shapes and symmetry, the Kindergarten classes were challenged to put their understanding of simple geometry into practice by drawing step-by-step buildings. Here are the results: