Architecture: K-12 Invites the Community to Explore, Create and Learn About the Practice

Architecture: K-12 invites the community to explore, create and learn about the practice and value of architecture through consistent, relevant youth and family program opportunities.

ARCHITECTURE: K-12 COMMITTEE MEETING

11:30, Friday Feb. 2, 2018 Austin Center for Architecture Chair: Cindy Black, AIA

Co-chair: Phyllis Henderson, PhD, AIA

1.Introductions

2.Review goals & 2018calendar

3.Box City, April - volunteerroundup

4.Hip Hop Architecture summer campprogram

2018 Goals

1.Evaluate and modify the current elementary curriculum to reflectnew mission. Solicit feedback from past program participants: school principals, teachers, parents, students andvolunteers.

2.Develop and enhance programs to reflect new mission. Coordinatewith Design Voice and other committees to establish a regular annual calendar of education programs that covers all ages. Determine what support is needed to sustain these programs year afteryear.

3.Develop an Educator/Mentor Training program and offer co-teaching opportunities for new educators and architects. Learn from existing models of successful youth education programs, such as NYC, Seattleor Michigan.

4.Establish a goal for relaunch / school participation to begin September 2019. For 2018, support pilot programs and pop-up workshops (Ex. Box CIty, Clint Small Middle School STEAM Camp or Hip Hop Architecture)that will engage with the community and broadcast Architecture:K-12.

5.Research financial aspects of this idea: income and expenses (i.e.pro- forma), tuition, paid instructors, grants,scholarships.

January: rebranding, committee mission statement, Archi-facts announcement

February: volunteer recruitment; program structure discussion; Box City advance planning; Hip Hop Architecture information

March: K-12 research in other cities; Elementary Curriculum development

April: Box City event; Collaborate with Design Voice to integrate DV3x2, ACE and Book Drive into the K-12 calendar

May: Develop Pro-forma for K-12 tuition based programs

June: Summer workshop volunteer planning (Hip Hop Architecture or other summer camp?)

July: Elementary Curriculum development

August: Summer camp week; Center for Architecture building program as it relates to education

September: Identify schools & sites for 2019 program launch

October: Committee Work plan for 2019

November: Develop an Educator/Mentor Training program