UI Interior Design students to help design remodel

I just had a very productive meeting with Miranda Anderson on the UI faculty about her students doing a project with Palouse Prairie to design the remodel of the Now & Then facility for use as our school.

UI students will collaborate with Palouse Prairie on the design for the remodel of the school. While this won't be an "Expedition" in EL terms, it has many of the elements: integrated curriculum, teamwork, authentic problem, and service to community. And, while ELS doesn't talk as much about it, assessment of the students' learning/project outcomes open to the community. Watch for announcement of the final project presentation this fall.

Trying to think in Web 2.0 ways, I put the photos I have of Now & Then into a Palouse Prairie Flickr group for the UI students.

Time line to opening

The Board has begun to work on a time line of issues to be solved before the school opens. You may be able to contribute to our thinking on some of these issues. You may see issues we have not yet added to the list. In either event, comments are welcome here, or direct thoughts privately to Nils Peterson.