LEAD (Learning through Engineering, Architecture and Design)

In the LEAD Program [Learning through Engineering, Architecture and Design], Salvadori educators come to your classroom to develop and co-teach projects based on the built environment that will engage and delight students.

LEAD provides an exciting 8-week Salvadori experience that includes a 2-hour professional development session, a 2-hour planning session, 8 classroom sessions, weekly planning meetings between educator and classroom teachers, and curriculum chosen from the topics below.We require an extended class period (1 to 1½ hours is optimal) and will work with a maximum of 4 classes daily.

For booking and further information, please contact thecenter@salvadori.org
 

Topics

Bridges: Students will learn the forces at play in the design and construction of bridges and “why bridges stand up and fall down” as well as the math concepts that underpin them all.

My Community: Through the construction of a scaled model of their own neighborhood, students will study the jobs and services that make up a community as well as the structures that support these roles.

Skyscrapers: Through a detailed study of how skyscrapers get built, students will learn about the major technological/engineering and architectural advances that made the construction of these enormous structures possible, all the while deepening their understanding of measurement, scale, and proportion.

Dream Spaces: Through a variety of investigative design experiences, students will learn how to read and use a ruler; measure, estimate, identify, and create shapes; and use scaling and mapping skills in order to design and build a model of their ideal classroom/dwelling.

Landmarks, Monuments and Memorials: Students will explore the historical significance of landmarks, monuments, and memorials as they learn to apply scale and budgeting to their own monument or memorial.

The Architecture of New York: By combining aesthetics with the application of science and math, students will study the social history and geography of New York City as seen through its architecture.

Green Design: Students will explore the relationship between architecture, ecology, and the community as they conduct an environmental assessment, and plan and construct a model green school for their community.