Teacher: Mr. Gamarra
Grade 5

 
  Fifth-graders at San Jose Elementary School made digital stories about their experiences studying with a professional architect, Todd Smith. During the course of a residency during which Mr. Smith visited Mr. Gamarra's class one day a week, he introduced the students to the basics of architecture and took them on a field trip with other fifth-graders to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, a remarkable building designed by world-famous architect Frank Gehry. He also advised the students as they broke into small groups and created their own architectural models. At the end of the project, the models were included in a display for viewing by fourth-grade classes.

The students' digital stories capture the excitement of this unique opportunity with a combination of images, video clips, music, and recorded narration.

To view the digital stories, click the images below.
 
   
         
  My Architectural Experience
by Allison, Alejandro
  Making Models
by Jordan, Yoalith, Destiny
  Our Architecture Experience Together
by Raquel, Iris, Jesse, Carlos
  Our Architectural Experience I
by Kristi, Maribel, Anthony, Diego
  Our Architectural Experience II
by Samantha, Monica, Anthony, Javier
 
             
  Our Architecture Experience
by Alejandro, Giselle, Gabrielle, Raymond
  Our Architectural Experience III
by Mariah, Stephanie
  My Architecture Experience
by Irwin, Melissa, Anthony
     

 

Architecture
San Jose Elementary School
Los Angeles Unified School District
Mission Hills, California

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