NOVA Lab, over five years, has initiated numerous impactful projects, merging education with community service. A standout effort this year is the Joe and Zoe Trail Signage project, which offers educational signage on local ecology. This embodies the principle of Purpose Driven Learning, emphasizing meaningful, community-oriented education beyond traditional classrooms.
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NOVA Lab Notables: No. 1
A quick hit of NOVA Lab Goodness, ’cause we’re always trying to “Do Good Things.” Notables are media heavy, text lite, and just right for honoring the work we do and the people who help us.
Future Deja Vu
NOVA Lab students engaged in a 24-day project focused on futures thinking, inspired by PBS’s “A Brief History of Time.” They explored proactive community-building, envisioning achievable protopias instead of typical dystopian narratives. While reflecting on their participation, students expressed responsibility towards the future, recognizing the urgency for change amidst systemic failures. Their engagement aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the need for visionary action.
Do Good Things Newsletter: An Honest Day’s Work
Eric Hollenbeck is the real deal. A master craftsman in all aspects of life. Beyond the beauty of his work, beyond his wisdom, beyond his stories, there lies a truth about who we were, and who we must strive to be.
Do Good Things Newsletter: Baseball Genius–Coach Ballgame
Baseball, Genius, and the Joy of living in one’s element via James Lowe, Coach Ballgame
“Well,How Did I Get Here?*” Or … Thank You.
I am not an entrepreneur. I do not own a business. Serial startups are not my thing. I am however, entrepreneurially minded. After almost 25 years of living, breathing, and evolving my understandings of creativity–from self-expressive to problem solving to problem finding and the applied creativity of design–I’ve come to enjoy the risks of startingContinue reading ““Well,How Did I Get Here?*” Or … Thank You.”
Do Good Things Newsletter: PVHS Lego Build to Give Initiative
Why Lego is a company we all should be grateful for.
Measure Less, Learn More: Unrulr and The Celebration of Communities of Learning
How giving students the power to document learning in the moment leads to more authentic, deeper learning.
Do Good Things Newsletter: Design for Inclusion
Today, during a half-day of professional development, we high school teachers sat through a Zoom presentation with author and educational consultant Jenna Ruffo as she introduced and discussed the salient points of Universal Design for Learning. Ms. Ruffo has spoken to us before, on our opening day, and so we had already been primed toContinue reading “Do Good Things Newsletter: Design for Inclusion”
Do Good Things Newsletter: Warren Buffett on Happiness
Last year I started a weekly (mostly…sometimes…infrequently) newsletter focusing on the good things that designers and other creatives in the world have been doing to try to make a positive impact on the world. From coffee shops, to bike paths, to baseball camps for young children…there’s a lot of good going on in a worldContinue reading “Do Good Things Newsletter: Warren Buffett on Happiness”
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