Comments on: Next classes – ideas

By: Zoe Sheehan Saldana

Zoe Sheehan Saldana — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:44:03 +0000

OK how about this for the scavenger hunt on Dec 12.

As Susan suggests the clues have to be in the parks. They could be the temporary exhibits or the permanent monuments or could be other things you find in the parks.

Each person (or team of 2?) gets a different specific clue and has to go find it. To complicate matters, while on your search for the specific clue you also have to come up with some more abstract clues. These abstract clues have to relate to the arts – how about we come up with a list of different words that complete the sentence, “Art is _________” . And you could find these clues wherever you are, if you look hard enough.

The locations have to be in Manhattan, below 63 St. That way you are never too far from Baruch but you have a lot of territory available.

You have to take a photograph that shows your clues – it could be taken in a creative way – we will collect the photos/clues and then turn them into a slide show or a movie upon return to the classroom by 4:45pm. You would need your cameras and your cables and cords to get the photos from your cameras & into the computer.

We can do this on Dec. 12, as our last class meeting before the final. You have a blurb due Dec 12 also.

Now as for Dec 5 it sound like if we are between a walking tour of Central Park and “The Violin” at Film Forum. I’m game for either.

It’s hard to go wrong with movies and this movie looks like a good one – it’s about music and politics, and is shot in stunning black and white, independently made, won a lot of prizes. It would start at 3pm and is about 100 minutes long.

Central Park is an amazing work of art too (did you know it’s all made intentionally? there is nothing ‘natural’ about it) and there is a lot to see and do even in just a small area. If we met at Central Park we could walk for an hour or an hour and a half then return to the classroom for some talk which might be good too since we haven’t been able to talk much lately.

What do you prefer for Dec 5? Don’t forget you have a podcast review due then too.

Well that’s a lot to ponder but then again you are honors students so I think you’re up to the challenge!

By: susan

susan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:34:49 +0000

I’m not so sure on doing art pieces in museums, one because you have to go through admissions, two because I’m don’t think they’d appreciate a bunch of crazed teenagers running through their halls for one piece of art and three because new musuems are just generally hard to navigate~ Is there another thing we can look for?

lol dan – that’s witty XD

http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/attractions/public_art/pa_temporary_exhibits.html
check it out guys~ if we can choose pieces near baruch in a certain radius – those could be our points on the scavenger hunt ?

By: siwenliao

siwenliao — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:54:57 +0000

ya I agree with the ppl who wanna do the scavenger hunt. It seems such a cool idea, and we should definitely restraint to Manhattan, central park or something of that kind. Hopefully, it won’t be cold on whichever day we do. lol, I haven’t done a scavenger hunt myself.

By: bonnylin

bonnylin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:58:21 +0000

wow the scavenger hunt idea is really coming along- sounds cool
i also like the central park idea though it may be chilly but we can play before/after! xD

By: syed hassan

syed hassan — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:40:27 +0000

Yea Dan leave the clues to me, I’d like to know my constraining radius, so that I can survey out the area and see what my clues would be relating to. How abt a svavenger hunt around Central Park, i know they have lots of things that i could use for clues. So thats my share for the committee

By: Daniel Panit

Daniel Panit — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:32:06 +0000

basically something like…
Gogh here to see the stars at night
meaning you would to MoMa and take a pic w/ Van Gogh’s Starry Night

By: Daniel Panit

Daniel Panit — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:29:34 +0000

hmm a committee would seem like a good idea… but the people in the committee would have nothing to do
what we all give in places to go to and take pictures…maybe each of us try and make our own riddle for the place
then we get the list at class and we go off and meet back up at 5

By: oscarmez

oscarmez — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:54:33 +0000

the scavenger hunt idea sounds awesome, especially since its around the city. the movies would be good of either the violin or nanking. the walking tour of central park doesnt sound that bad because it would always be great to learn about new spots or just start wrestling in the grass.

By: annacymerman

annacymerman — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:46:12 +0000

Hey guys
I like the movie idea because well, you can never go wrong with going to the movies =)
Also, the scavenger hunt idea sounds cool.. I’ve never done one of those before- good idea Eilene!

By: Zoe Sheehan Saldana

Zoe Sheehan Saldana — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:18:22 +0000

Susan, that’s a great idea. It would work really well with our class theme about art being where you find it (if you just open your eyes, ears, and minds!).Eilene, going along with your ideas, I would love it if the results of the scavenger hunt could make their way back to the class and onto the blog in a creative way, too.

Folks, what do you think? Can we get a small committee together to work on this for our Dec 12 class? It sounds like it might take a bit of time to plan well.