Creative Learning for Equity School Design Colloquium
March 10, 2018, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Gutman Library Conference Center
The Creative Learning for Equity School Design Colloquium will provide an opportunity for four school design teams that are participating in the Innovative School Design Incubator to deepen and challenge their ideas about creative learning for equity. These four school design teams are:
Boston Collaboratory School, in the planning stages as a Boston Public School
Equity Lab Charter School, in the planning stages as a charter school in Lawrence
Mission Hill High School, in the planning stages as a Boston Public School
Powderhouse Studios, in the planning stages as a Somerville Public School
The Colloquium is organized around design challenges that will move the design teams forward in their process, with support from members of their potential school communities, experienced school design leaders, and others who can provide varied perspectives and possible solutions. The Colloquium is designed for meaningful participation from students, as well as family members, school and municipal officials, and representatives from community-based organizations.
A Day of Design and Creativity
The Creative Learning for Equity School Design Colloquium program:
9:00 - 9:45 am Registration and coffee
9:45 - 10:00 am Welcome and introductions
10:00 - 11:00 am School design panel
A panel of experienced school designers will reflect on the Incubator team’s design challenges through the lens of their own experiences. The panel will be moderated by Andy Calkins, Deputy Director of Next Generation Learning Challenges. Panel participants include:
- Beth Anderson, CEO and founder, Phoenix Charter Academy Network with schools in Chelsea, Lawrence and Springfield
- Sujata Bhatt, Managing Partner, Innovation at the Boston Public Schools and the founder of the Incubator School, a Pilot School in the Los Angeles Unified School District
- Mirko Chardin, founding principal of the Putnam Avenue Upper School in Cambridge, founded in 2012 a new middle school established as part of the city's Innovation Agenda to bring greater equity to middle school aged children
- Seth Racine, head of Open Architects, formerly the Deputy Superintendent for the Lawrence Public Schools and Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the Boston Public Schools
11:00 - 11:15 am Break
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Design team introductions
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch (box lunches available for registered participants)
12:45 - 2:45 pm Design challenge deep dives
12:45 - 3:00 pm Break
3:00 - 4:00 pm Improvisational reflection led by Playback Theatre
4:00 - 4:30 pm Wrap up and next steps
Other partners include Youth on Board, the Cambridge Educators Design Lab, Education Resources Consortium, graphic artist Amber Torres, and Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Please Register
The Creative Learning for Equity School Design Colloquium is free of charge for invited participants. Lunch is included - please let us know if you would prefer a vegetarian option or have other dietary needs or restrictions. Please register so we know you’ll be joining us!
Sponsors and Additional Information
The Creative Learning for Equity School Design Colloquium is made possible by funding from The Boston Foundation and Next Generation Learning Challenges.
Questions?
Please direct inquiries about participation, sponsorship, and more to Center for Artistry and Scholarship Program Director Jill Davidson at jdavidson@artistryandscholarship.org.