Description
This is a "School-Master Kiln designed for k-12 schools with a low-fire programs."
Grant Applicant
Erica Allstadt, Crystal Bailey, Michelle Reed, Holly Williamson
School Site
Grant Category
Grant Date
2024-06-01T12:00:00
Benefits of Program
Our school has very few resources when it comes to an art program. Our school loves to work as a team and in multiage groups whether it is reading the same social and emotional text and differentiating for individual classrooms to creating a school wide art piece or mural. We try to tie all of our art lessons back to content and curriculum. What we lack is opportunities to work in multiple mediums. We have tried for years to work with clay and ceramics but always find ourselves struggling to find kiln to use. With this kiln, all students will be able to participate in a deeper art program. We have parents who work in this medium and are excited to participate in creating lessons and building a stronger DTE community all with the help of the kiln.
Success of Program
Success will be measured based on the content based art pieces that will come out of this kiln. It was also provide opportunities for DTE is bring in more community members to participate in the process of creating ceramics.
Implementation
It takes 3-5 weeks to have the kiln delivered to our site and then we will work with two or our parents (who are professionals in this tool) to set it up and teach our staff and students (specifically the 4-5 in understanding of the tool works) to work the kiln. We want to start the year with a school wide art project that has something to do with our school mascot or the river (bringing our family together) or with our individual classroom animals (each grade level is represented by an animal in our environment). We would then be able to share the kiln throughout the year as it applies to projects that tie with ELA, Science, or Social Studies.
Can you share this grant with your grade level or subject team?
All grade levels would share this tool. Donner Trail rarely ever asks for an item that we cannot all share in some way. We are a very closing knit collaborative team.
Sustainability
This grant is fully sustainable after the original purchase. This is a one time purchase.
Amount Funded
$4855.00
Individual Budget Items(s)
$5000 - L&L School Master Kiln
$655 - Accessories for Safety and Operation
Taxes
$400.00
Other funding sources
We have looked to utilize kilns at other district sites but have always run into a conflict. Other kilns were often already scheduled to be used or we weren't able to have a staff member from our school to be there for the time needed to fire. A kiln on site would solve that issue. We've even reached out to community programs like Roundhouse in Truckee but they wanted to charge us $35 per student which was a cost we couldn't justify.
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