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SIGAL Gallery

June 24 – July 25, 2015
 

Architecture in the Schools (AIS), a program of the Washington Architectural Foundation, matches volunteer architects with public school teachers to enrich the learning experience of children. Since 1992, AIS has reached more than 20,000 children throughout metropolitan Washington, DC.

When planning this eight-week program, volunteer architects and classroom teachers collaborate to organize discussions, presentations, and hands-on activities, as well as field trips or neighborhood walks to support a selected theme for the term. The classroom teacher and volunteers co-teach daily lessons and work together to ensure the success of the program. Volunteers, teacher, and students choose a final project to conclude the experience—the culmination of principles and skills learned throughout the program. Students use hand sketches, photographs, and models made of cardboard, paper, and other craft materials to produce the project.

This annual exhibition celebrates their achievements.

Architecture in the Schools is generously sponsored by the Commonweal Foundation, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Humanities Council of Washington DC, The Kinder Morgan Foundation, and the Dorothea de Schweinitz Fund for the District of Columbia of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Credits

Organized by the Washington Architectural Foundation in cooperation with AIA|DC for the SIGAL Gallery and generously supported by ABC Imaging.