Our classroom residency programs introduce K-12 students to architecture and design through a series of hands-on workshops, developed and taught by our Design Educators in collaboration with classroom teachers. We use architecture and design as vehicles for fostering learning and discovery across core subject areas, cultivating students’ observation skills, critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity.
Programs are customized to enrich and extend existing classroom studies and address core subject standards. All residencies include art materials, a planning/professional development session with participating teachers, and a series of 90-minute classroom workshops. Program length varies from 6-10+ sessions. Activities include hands-on art and design projects, scale model building, engineering challenges, and neighborhood walks.
Professional Development for teaching staff can be integrated into residency programs.
For prices and more information please contact Rachel Serkin, School Programs Manager, at rserkin@centerforarchitecture.org or 212-358-6132.
K-12 Learning By Design:NY, Neighborhood Architecture, 1st Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.
K-12 Learning By Design:NY, Neighborhood Architecture, 2nd Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.
K-12 Learning By Design:NY, Amusement Park Design, 4th Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.
K-12 Learning By Design:NY, Architectural Design, 11/12th Grades. Photo: Center for Architecture.
K-12 Learning By Design:NY, Native American Architecture, 3rd Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.
K-12 Learning By Design:NY, Building Design, 7th Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.
K-12 Learning By Design:NY, Scale Models, 6th Grade. Photo: Center for Architecture.