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The How to Create a School Sculpture Garden Manual
2. INTRODUCTION
The How to Create a School Sculpture Garden manual is designed to be a flexible tool to assist art teachers, their students, and members of the school community in transforming an outdoor space on school property into a sculpture garden. It can be used as
- a guide to planning a garden that is simple and contains several pieces of sculpture in an outdoor setting; to one that is more complex and includes landscaping and seating for quiet study or an outdoor classroom; to one that is more ambitious and includes pathways, water elements, areas developed for science study, and placement of many sculptures!
- a source of ideas on how to get started based on the thoughtful experiences of school administrators, arts teachers, students, parents, arts professionals, and practitioners in fields related to the design, development, construction, and ongoing maintenance of a sculpture garden.
The goals of the School Sculpture Garden Project and its manual are to
- provide an overview of the technical skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for the successful planning and implementation of a sculpture garden.
- familiarize teachers and students with practical and aesthetic issues in the development of a school sculpture garden that can enhance a school community.
- provide a tool for classroom instruction that will strengthen student skills, knowledge, and attitudes in art and architecture with potential for interdisciplinary learning, while contributing to a permanent facility that enhances school pride.
- encourage the exploration of community resources, including the involvement of members of the business community as consultants.
- deepen an appreciation for the development of outdoor art in public settings.
- encourage the use of web sites to expand awareness of sculpture parks and gardens in New Jersey, the United States, and around the world.
- encourage the use of web sites to expand career awareness of professions that contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of sculpture gardens.
- encourage the sharing of ideas for promotion and dissemination of the project with members of the school community. (See ideas in Public Relations.)
- inspire New Jersey schools and beyond to adapt the ideas in this manual and tailor them to meet the specific needs of their school community.
The manual provides a variety of opportunities for everyone involved. Art and architecture teachers will be able to
- learn from the experiences of an urban/suburban high school collaborating with local arts resources and experts in the community.
- gain knowledge, skills, and techniques in the development of blueprints, designs, and scale models.
- teach students about the careers of professionals who design, develop, construct, and maintain sculpture gardens.
- initiate and encourage interaction with experts in the community who serve as consultants.
- join with members of the school community in advocating a project that will have a long-term impact on the life of the school community.
- expand opportunities to extend an existing Sculpture Curriculum into new units and projects. (See Up Close: A Focus on Contemporary Sculpture.)
- strengthen knowledge of a variety of assessment instruments, including rubrics and self-assessment.
- learn how the project fulfills National Art Standards for Visual Arts Education, New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, and National Technology Standards.
- rediscover aspects of the artist, architect, landscape designer, etc. within themselves.
Students will be able to
- develop skills in the creation of a sculpture garden for their school within the context of economic constraints and available human resources.
- study sculpture gardens as they relate to aesthetic and functional purposes.
- strengthen their own self-expression and creativity while planning, organizing, and problem-solving for a project that will result in a permanent multi-use space for the school community.
- learn how complex reasoning and critical thinking skills are involved in the realization of the project, while being exposed to many disciplines, such as art, architecture, mathematics, English, social studies, science, technology, and beyond.
- become familiar with, utilize, and appreciate their community's cultural resources while honing their skills and interests as a visual arts audience.
- develop skills and acquire training while interacting with new role models in a variety of professional careers in fields associated with the design, development, and construction of the school sculpture garden.
- learn how to work independently as well as collaboratively on a project that evolves over years, is passed on from one generation of students to the next, and has long-term benefits for the school community.
- learn how to better assess their own and other's work by responding to and making judgments about the aesthetic and functional purposes of a sculpture garden.
- learn how the Internet can be a rich resource for research and information.
The school and community will be able to
- provide a venue for community events that will enhance school pride.
- provide a formal mechanism for participation in a project that can be used by community members in the present and future.
- build on the involvement and enthusiasm of the students and arts teachers by involving administrators, faculty, staff, parents, school board, and members of local business and community.
- build on and expand partnerships with local, county, and/or state arts organizations and cultural institutions.
- expand exhibition venues for outdoor art.
- provide leadership by inspiring other schools and communities to use and adapt the sculpture garden project.
- document the project in educational publications, on the Internet, and at professional conferences.
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