Written documentation : Activating Space final reflection excerpt by student Israel Marquez
Jan 26, 2016 “How does one take a wooden pallet and create a functional masterpiece? The students were given the objective to transform a once inactive area, into an active lounging area that included the idea of reinventing the discarded pallets.The class was given the task of transforming twenty wooden pallets that were on the verge of being thrown away into functional seats. The goal of this can project can be misleading. Yes, we repurposed junk being thrown away,but there was more than just creation. We would be changing the atmosphere of our school, provoking a positive and relaxed vibe for the down time of our students while creating a space for students to listen to the audio track created by Art 1 students. Bringing a beauty aspect that we lack, and have something that the students would look forward to. We even found out more about each other during this process. So to sum everything up, there wasn’t just one goal, there were multiple. We changed how we looked at things and how others looked at things.”