Archive for November 2016
Radio-rithmetic @ Guitar Center
Students in the Radio-rithmetic class have been pursuing the guiding question, how do you organize the rhythm of beats?. In this course, students will dive into the subjective realm of music, using math and science to enlighten them as they investigate the concepts of rhythm and pitch. As a part of the External Investigation, students visited Guitar…
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Students in the Game Changers class have been pursuing the guiding question, what is the thought process behind playing a game?. In this course, students have taken on the role of a game player and designer. They are getting a behind-the-scenes look at tabletop games, investigating how they are played and how they are created. As…
Read MoreLocation Scouting in the South Loop
Students in the Ollywood class have been pursuing the guiding question, what makes a movie a movie?. In this course, students have taken on the role of a film critic and are learning to evaluate films based on 3 stages of production: pre-production, production, and post-production. As a part of their investigation of pre-production, students have been…
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