the final session of the design like a girl 2017-2018 session:
girls first designed a vision board for imaginary clients, then made scale models.
here is mercyGirl’s artshed model.
all the girls presented their designs. no two were alike and all of them had thoughtful elements that made me utter quiet exclamations of surprise.
i’m hopeful for the future of women in architecture & design.
prayerGirl made a butterfly skirt in sewing class to go with the vest she made earlier.
signGirl participated in her first batizado (capoeira initiation ceremony) with Capoeira Malês DC, along with a performance and troca de corda (changing of cords).
the kids planned an amazing show with a bit of history of capoeira, and showcasing how it has both artistic and scientific elements.
the awarding of cords was also a lot of fun because of all the playing, music and singing. even spectators have a responsibility to add to the energy of the circle by clapping and singing.
you’ll see what I mean:
these two constructed rockets with various penny payloads…
and tested them with a rocket launcher.
mercyGirl met her Design Like a Girl cohorts at the Air & Space Museum, had q&a, book discussion, and conversation with a woman aerospace engineer, then worked as a team to designed their own space capsule.
studying orchids at seedlings at the US Botanic Garden. these fascinating plants grow on every continent except Antarctica.
the bridge of prayerGirl’s all-girl team won the suspension bridge challenge in their civil engineering class. #girlpower
sewing class: finished her butterfly vest. a matching skirt will come next inshaAllah.
A perfect cornea from the cow eye dissection at a Watkins Nature Center homeschool class.
it all started when facebook showed me
that a fellow homeschool friend was interested in an event:
arundel homeschoolers were going on a field trip to krispy kreme:
a tour of the facility to see how krispy kreme does its thing,
an opportunity to get their hands in krispy kreme dough,
and a krispy kreme donut, juice box, and balloon for $5?
the thing was that the field trip was the next day at 9:30AM.
i just finished my homeschool portfolio review;
i believe that all things are possible.
plus donuts are excellent motivation
to get my kids out of bed and ready to leave the house.
the girls learned the three ingredients that make up a krispy kreme donut
— yeast, sugar, and flour (with two secret additives) –,
how they are made, how the glaze is recirculated,
and how they add the extras, like chocolate and sprinkles.
on a slow day this location makes 1300 dozen donuts a day
(that’s more than 15,000 donuts!)
and this location is the “slowest” krispy kreme in the DMV area.
so many calories, so little time.
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