About a month ago, the Tuscaloosa City Schools put on its first Canstruction event at our Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy. It was also the first Canstruction event in the state of Alabama! Students from our elementary and middle schools competed to win. View the winners here.
According to its website, Canstruction "is a unique charity which hosts competitions, exhibitions and events showcasing colossal structures made entirely out of full cans of food. After the structures are built, the creations go on display to the public as a giant art exhibition. At the end of the event, all food is donated to local hunger relief organizations." Canstruction has helped raise over 21 million pounds of food since 1992.
Canstruction was a great event that celebrated community stakeholders as well as project-based learning. Students designed and built all of the structures pictured below. At the beginning, a community architect and university professor spoke. My favorite quote of the day is from Mike Ellis. He stated:
According to its website, Canstruction "is a unique charity which hosts competitions, exhibitions and events showcasing colossal structures made entirely out of full cans of food. After the structures are built, the creations go on display to the public as a giant art exhibition. At the end of the event, all food is donated to local hunger relief organizations." Canstruction has helped raise over 21 million pounds of food since 1992.
Canstruction was a great event that celebrated community stakeholders as well as project-based learning. Students designed and built all of the structures pictured below. At the beginning, a community architect and university professor spoke. My favorite quote of the day is from Mike Ellis. He stated:
"Art is what architects put into buildings every day."
Canstruction provided a glimpse of what students can do, how they learn and how they can collaborate. While I was live tweeting the event, educators replied and encouraged students in the building process. Not only were they impressed by our structures, but two educators want to put on a Canstruction event of their own next year in another state!
Canstruction was a success. Students are engaged when they have relevant learning opportunities outside of the classroom and ownership of the final product of that learning.
Canstruction was a success. Students are engaged when they have relevant learning opportunities outside of the classroom and ownership of the final product of that learning.