Finishing up their watercolor paintings

My students painted in their cathedral designs. They learned about color gradations (always something I push!) and mixing. I loved hearing them talk about how fun and relaxing painting is!

James

Micaiah

Travis


Katie

Jonathan

Daniel

Fall classes at CFS Co-op

Classes are underway with this group of Poway homeschoolers. I was inspired by the Nova program "Building the Great Cathedrals" so I planned my lesson around it. I had the kids design their own cathedrals. Here they are transferring their designs to a sheet of watercolor paper.

Daniel

Katherine

Architecture!

above: Sarah & Kaitlyn, Lauren, Levi & Caleb

This is my favorite lesson! My students always come up with beautiful and unique designs.

Today we looked at a selection of cathedrals and churches from around the world: Chartres, Sagrada Familia, St. Basil's Cathedral in Russia, CA missions, and more. I threw the Taj Mahal in as well since it is a superb example of inspired architecture.

We talked about the various architectural components that distinguish these buildings from those that we see in Poway. Many features used in these buildings were influenced by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The kids then went to work designing churches and then transferred their designs to a large sheet of watercolor paper. To be continued!