As co-writer, the Montclair Cooperative School has been awarded an art grant for the last 5 years to develop an art-driven STEAM program for our middle and elementary school students. This grant was awarded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in partnership with Young Audiences New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania Artists in Education Residency Grant Program.  Elements of one of the projects included:

Kinetic Movement
• 5th-8th grade kinetic sculpture installation 

• Inspiration field trip to see the kinetic artist George Sherwood at the Hudson River Park

• Learning the science of wind energy through turbines and simple machines

• Creating turbine blades and parts using the program Tinkercad and 3D printer software

• Kinetic sculptor techniques taught in collaboration with artist-in-residence, Ben Pragner

• Installation on the Co-op grounds along with a culminating presentation, Wind Day, where the students actively shared their studies with the Co-op community

• S.T.E.M. Gets an “A” blog - https://sites.google.com/a/montclaircoop.org/steamblog/