East Montpelier Village Planning Student Projects

   

Communities are places where people gather, live, play, and work. Communities are not frozen in time. Even though they change, communities stay important by continuing to provide gathering places and services to the people who live there. Understanding what makes a community valuable to its people requires looking at and considering assets over time.
     The village of East Montpelier received a grant to help with the planning for the future of the village. The planning group asked for student input. The East Montpelier Elementary School (EMES) 2nd and 3rd graders considered how community assets have changed over time. Students then focused on a particular asset they would like to see in the future. The future for this project was defined as when the students are the age that their parents are now. Students explored their asset through art and writing. The culminating project included a narrated electronic book, a detailed illustration, and writing piece. Classes also created maps to show where these assets could be located in East Montpelier.

This project integrated social studies, art, technology, and literacy.

The narrated books are available in video format and without narration in pdf.  Click on the links below to learn what  East Montpelier 2nd and 3rd graders would like to see and do in their community in the future.

Video of Narrated Book by Grade 2

Video of Narrated Book by Grade 3 CC

Video of Narrated Book by Grade 3 W

Print version in PDF - 2nd Grade book (Teacher: Mrs. Giammusso)

Print version in PDF - 3rd Grade CC (Teacher: Mrs. Christiano and Mrs. Christy)

Print version in PDF - 3rd Grade W (Teacher: Mr. Willard)

The concept for this project was developed as part of the Flow of History 2016 Summer Institute, funded by The Windham Foundation.