In the Flow with Art and Science Christy Youker Upper Colorado River Authority Bekah Coleman San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts

 Summer Camp  Trips every day – following the flow of water through our community  Communication, creativity and design to demonstrate learning  ART and SCIENCE!

3 Tiered Program  Art/Science Fusion Program for 2 nd graders  Aqua Squad  Camp Odyssey

 San Angelo ISD– wanted an intense project focused summer camp modeling the Texas Research Institute for Young Scholars program. PLUS relationships built with teachers/principals  San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts – practices “Art in the community with an interdisciplinary approach”  UCRA – looking for a more systemic way to approach water issue.  City of San Angelo – didn’t realize it needed to do this, honestly.

 San Angelo ISD  Teacher stipends, principal stipend  Location at elementary school  San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts  Art and design expertise  Grant administration  Upper Colorado River Authority  Science expertise  Curriculum plan and visits  City of San Angelo  Tours of treatment plants

 9 to 12 am: 4 th – 5 th grade  1 to 4 pm: 6 th – 8 th grade  20 students per session  Final Day: all kids all day  3 SAISD teachers + Christy and Bekah  Principal – Lori Barton – helped coordinate space and logistics  Location: Fort Concho Elementary School Cafeteria  Cost: $50 (covered cost of buses)  Daily trips

 Journals  Project introduction:  Animoto  Creative Movement (with the Civic Ballet)  Murals  3D Models  Question of the Day  Teams

Flow measurements Macroinvertebrates Geology

 Impact of field trips  Experienced, enthusiastic teachers  Location at school  “story of water system”  LOCAL focus woven into bigger picture  Choice in projects

 Technology needs more support  Limit on groups  More “hands” needed on the last day  Overestimated time after trips

 Advocate for the environment – your local environment  Appeal to city’s need for public information and transparency  Interdisciplinary Advantage: Connect with arts community  Leverage: Find one “point person” in each potential partnership and work with them  Validity: Connect with program in the school district

 Think beyond confines of your particular organization  What are YOU about?  What does your community need?  Then…put these things together.  YOUR responsibility as a community member