Lots To Learn Playground
The William Cramp Elementary school project, Lots to Learn, (2016) provided the opportunity to research birds that migrate from Latin America up through Philadelphia. The majority of children in South Kensington are from Puerto Rico thus I chose the Baltimore oriole whose migratory flight pattern matches the journey their families have taken. A flock of 140 Baltimore orioles ornament the playground fences while over 180’ of the Atlantic Flyway map is painted on the playground. The children learn through art and civic science about the birds in their neighborhood and find strength in their own familial migratory journey.
