HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-05; Arts Commission; ; 2022 STEAM Pilot Program UpdateMeeting Date: Jan. 5, 2023
To: Arts Commission
From: Richard Schultz, Cultural Arts Manager
Staff Contact: Richard Schultz, Cultural Arts Manager
richard.schultz@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2086
Subject: 2022 STEAM Pilot Program Update
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive a 2022, year end update on the STEAM pilot program.
Executive Summary
Cultural Arts Education Coordinator Wendy Sabin-Lasker will provide information regarding
the recently concluded STEAM pilot program in partnership with the Batiquitos Lagoon
Foundation. A curriculum was developed focused on nature and art and targeted to first
grade classes from Title I schools. This pilot ran from October through December 2022.
Next Steps Staff will explore the logistics for replication of the program and update the Arts Commission at a future meeting.
Fiscal Analysis
No additional city funding is being requested at this time.
Public Notification
This document was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (California
Government Code Section 54950 et. Seq.), published and distributed at least 72 hours prior to
the meeting date and time.
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Batiquitos Artventures:
A STEAM Pilot Program
Wendy Sabin‐Lasker
Community Arts Coordinator
January 5, 2022
Tonight’s Agenda
•Project Goal
•Timeline
•Program Overview
•Next Steps
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Carlsbad Arts & Culture Master Plan (2018)
Lifelong Learning Initiative (LL 1.1):
Leverage local partnerships to support
creating an initial STEAM pilot program with
Carlsbad's Title I schools with an eventual goal
of replication in schools across the city
Curriculum
Consultant
Contracted
October 2021
Partner Planning
Meetings
Fall, 2021 to
Summer 2022 Program Concludes
December 15, 2022
Eight first grade classes
125 participants
Launch Program
October 13, 2022
Schools:
Jefferson Elementary
Calavera Hills
and St. Patrick
Staff and Partner
Debrief
December 21, 2022
Program Timeline
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Faculty
•Christina Simokat
Curriculum Development
Lecturer, Environmental Studies and Biological Science
California State University San Marcos
•Don Rideout
Nature Expert Volunteer, Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation
•Lisa Naugler
Lead Instructor, Cultural Arts
Batiquitos Artventures Pilot Program:
A free STEAM field trip offered to Title I
elementary schools in Carlsbad integrating
environmental sciences and the arts onsite
at the Batiquitos Lagoon.
Program Overview
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PROGRAM ACTIVITY PERIOD:
Thursdays @ 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
PROGRAM/LESSON FORMAT:
1. Pre‐Visit Activity
Completed in the classroom before the lagoon visit
2. Field Trip Day (2.5 hours)
• Lagoon Nature Walk
• Nature Center Science Activity
• Art Lesson
3. Post‐Visit Lesson
Completed in the classroom after the lagoon visit
Program Details
Pre‐Visit Activity
PROJECT:Batiquitos Bingo
THEME: What lives at the Lagoon?
• What kind of plants do you think we will see?
• What kind of animals do you think live there?
Jefferson Elementary Teacher:
“We did the pre‐activity yesterday and the students really enjoyed playing
the BINGO game. It helped prepare them and got them very excited for
today’s field trip.”
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Calavera School Teacher:
“I would look forward to and do this field trip every year with my first‐
grade class if it is available. It was so organized, easy and fits perfectly
with our curriculum and standards of what we are studying. I’m very
impressed.”
Lagoon Nature Hike
CURRICULUM FOCUS:
•Nature’s food chain, specifically predator vs. prey
•Ties into the theme of Mimicry and Camouflage and how
it applies to survival.
Nature Center Visit
ACTIVITY FOCUS:
Science instructor presents an interactive
PowerPoint showing examples of adaptations.
Students examine a stuffed animal or puppet
and are asked to discuss if their animal is prey
or predator.
Jefferson Elementary Principal:
“We have a special needs student and this activity, and this type of
sensory learning (using objects with “play”), is incorporated perfectly
and is very beneficial for him to be engaged. I’m really happy to see him
participating and experiencing this.”
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Art Project
PROJECT TITLE: “Dragonfly On‐The‐Move”
THEME: Adaptation; Motion Camouflage & Iridescence
•Students learned fun facts about the dragonfly insect
and its specific adaptations.
•Students created a work of art, through directed
drawing, capturing the iridescent dragonfly with its
patterned translucent wings.
Jefferson Elementary Teacher:
“The lesson was perfectly suited for first‐graders. The directed drawing
is wonderful for this age group to help them be successful and feel good
about the art they created. I can’t wait to put these up in our
classroom.”
Field Trip Wrap‐Up
BEFORE DEPARTURE:
• Students regrouped at the two Public Art Beach
Chairs in front of the Nature Center.
• Students were encouraged to share something
new that they learned or saw that was interesting.
•A class photo was taken to commemorate the day
prior to returning to school via bus transportation
provided by Cultural Arts.
Jefferson Elementary Principal:
“This is my 3rd First‐Grade class to come and visit this program.
The first two teachers both told me, hands‐down, this is the best
field trip they have ever taken their class on, and I just wanted to
come and see it for myself.”
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Post‐Visit Lesson
PROJECT TITLE:Can’t find me!
THEME: Mimicry or Camouflage?
Back in class, students reviewed the vocabulary and
talked about what they saw and did at the lagoon.
For the activity lesson, students looked around their
classroom and choose an area of the room for their
animal’s habitat. Students created an animal print
displaying either mimicry or camouflage features.
St. Patrick Teacher:
“This is the very first field trip that my class has ever been on and it is
very exciting for them. I am thrilled that everything is so organized and
that what the students are experiencing directly applies to what we are
learning about, very valuable.”
Next Steps
Staff will be pursuing the following:
•Affirm effectiveness of structure and curriculum
•Continue first grade pilot program in Fall, 2023
•Explore expansion to additional grades for the future
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QUESTIONS
Batiquitos Artventures Pilot Program 2022
STUDENT COMMENTS
Nature Walk and Nature Center Activity:
“Tell me again how Mimicry and Camouflage work, which one means hiding?”
“This is the best place I have ever been!”
“I can’t even see that octopus... he has the most perfect camouflage!”
Wrap‐Up ‐when asked what they learned or liked about the day:
“We saw a plant that looks like worms, what was it called again? I want to
show my brother!” (pickleweed)
“I learned that Dragonflies have 6 legs!”
“I got to hold a millipede and they are so soft!”
“I saw an Egret eat some fish, the fish should have hidden better using
camouflage.”
“I learned that there is a small bird that it’s baby’s look like the sand so they
can’t be seen, and they won’t get eaten.”
“Dragonflies lived even before dinosaurs and used to be as big as the picnic
table!”
“I learned that when you say Mississippi, a dragonfly beats his wings 90
times!”
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