OS29 has recently completed the Connections unit, and their intensive work with Walden. A key component of that course is the field journal--a notebook that students are encouraged to strap to their bodies and carry with them at all times. (Journaling is also a major part of the art curriculum here, but we'll talk about that another time.) Field journals are used for taking notes in class, but also capture much of the thinking that happens outside the classroom. The pages are filled with mind-maps, lists, personal reflections, pre-writing of analytical essays, research notes, experiment data, and of course the requisite doodles. In short, they are full of life. At the close of Connections, we had the opportunity to peek in--here's a colorful smattering of what we found. (Top to bottom, from the field journals of: Annalise, Isabel G., Kenzie, Annie, Katie, Annie)
