Project-based learning efforts at Logan Avenue Elementary School are set to take on a big enterprise — if students offer their approval.
Students are voting Friday on whether to add four disc golf baskets to the playground area and build a six-basket course at the school. On KVOE’s Newsmaker segment Thursday, teacher Sam Barrett said students will have a chance to research, design and install the course from start to finish. He says there are a lot of primary lessons — and several secondary lessons if the project moves ahead.
Fellow teacher Lacy Brokaw says the vote is a natural starting point for this work, and her K-2 class is organizing the mock election.
Fifth-graders will observe the course at Peter Pan Park for perspective on course design. Fourth-grade students will research tee pad options, including costs and durability. Third-graders will research distances from tee to basket. Second-graders will handle etiquette research for signage along the course. First-graders and kindergarten students will put together requests and thank-you notes.
Barrett says Norfolk Iron and Metal, a sponsor of the school’s annual Lions Launch disc golf tournament, offered to make the baskets and donate them to the school. Dynamic Discs will also offer expertise on course design.
For more information, call Barrett or Brokaw at 341-2264. The vote will go from 10-11:45 am, with final results available after 2:30 pm.
