Well, we did it!
During Poop Week, we made a shark that pooped candy, and also a giant toilet that kids could get flushed down!
We're pooped, so here are some quick highlights:
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Whoa. Thursdays are a lot of work!
Thursdays are our last full day to work on the projects before Friday arrives and we spend half of the day taking everything apart! With that said, these Tinkerers really rocked it today.
Here are some of the highlights!
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Wednesdays are often hard and tiring for a lot of reasons.
By this third day, the newness of the experience is starting to wear thin. As the Tinkerers get more and more comfortable with the space and with each other and with the tools, they start to figure out that working hard is really hard work. By Wednesday, we often have to have teamwork interventions and renew our group agreements and re-inspire these young builders to continue on a seemingly insurmountable task.
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The format of Tinkering School doesn't change much from week to week. Mondays generally look the same: training, getting to know one another, practicing. On Tuesdays, we are in building mode. Wednesday and Thursday is usually the same. Fridays are a little different because we also take apart the thing we have built together.
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