VAST Activities: Spring Semester 2014

Every Friday at VAST, the scholars rotate to a new activity led by Vassar student mentors. Many of our activities continued from where we left off in the Fall semester, such as Debate, Art, Cooking, and Science. We have one new activity this semester: Improv! One of our mentors teaches fun acting and improvisation games to the scholars. They have the opportunity to test out their acting skills and play different characters. So far we are off to a great start.

Check out some pictures below of Art projects our students have made this semester:

In one art activity, students used recycled materials to build sculptures. For an additional challenge, one piece of your art sculpture must be able to move.

Jacob shows off the sailboat he created out of an egg carton, cardboard, and tape.

Jackie and Brian constructed Batman and the Penguin out of recycled bottles

Darion and Asiatic working on a swing

Wasfi constructed a basketball out of newspaper.

In another art activity, scholars made puzzles out of popsicle sticks. They taped a row of popsicle sticks together, painted a creative design, and then after it dried they took the tape off and separated the pieces, making a puzzle for their friends to try and solve. Two examples of “Popsicle Stick Puzzles” are below:

Stay tuned for more updates about our activities this semester!