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Why do companies have logos?  Which logos capture our attention and draw us in?  What design best represents our company and what we believe? These questions led us to contemplate, design and defend a company logo.  Every student drew how Lightning Strike should be represented visually.   After casting an attentive eye, students voted.  Three logos […]

After the challenge was accomplished, the children wrote about their feelings.

What’s in a name? Who are we as a group?  What do we represent?  What is our purpose?  What face do we want to show the world? LIGHTNING STRIKE says it all. Spending four weeks getting to know one another has given rise to a host of amazing metaphors that led us to determine our […]

We cannot design, create, produce and stage an original opera without collaboration, without teamwork. We must acquire these skills in order to apply them FOR REAL. Working to accomplish a collective goal with twenty-four students is no easy feat, especially when the teacher steps away, leaving the kids to work through the trials and tribulations […]

In order to become true mathematicians and critical thinkers, we must first understand that not every problem has only one correct answer and there are multiple ways to arrive at a solution. In the process of creating an original opera, students encounter daily opportunities to apply their math thinking in authentic contexts. The first day […]

Join us as we, a third grade class of twenty-six students at Stedwick Elementary School, embark on a year-long adventure creating an original opera. Read about our weekly challenges and accomplishments as we move through the creative process using opera as an authentic vehicle to learn curriculum and 21st century skills. We begin with the […]