Art of Learning Tent

The Art of Learning Tent was packed with hands-on activities related to art, science, travel, health and more. Attendees could:

• Create a Picasso-inspired work of art with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
• Be a young paleontologist, and participate in a dino dig. Excavate with special tools, and see what you find.
• Lights, camera, YOU! Step into the "love learning" studio, and tell the world about it.
• Learn about chemistry for a sustainable world. See demonstrations and displays, including the electrocution of pickles, solar panels, wind power and water filtration.
• Bust germs with the College's nursing faculty and students. Plus, free blood pressure screenings for adults and coloring books for children.
• Learn how to grow your own healthy foods, and start your own garden with a free tomato plant.
• Tap into the power of nature as you make snow, a tornado and fog.
• Design your own hat, and learn how your creation can tell a story.
• Shoot for the stars when you make your own rocket.
• See if you can identify certain bones, and reconstruct a human skeleton.
• Create a special button featuring your favorite animal, book or place.
• Where are germs hiding? Everywhere! Learn about the ubiquity of microorganisms.
• Create a beach in a bottle.
• Find inspiration in poetry, and then decorate your own journal.
• Test your skills in wax as you learn about restorative art techniques from our funeral services faculty.
• Learn emergency medical services and how you can save lives with CPR and first aid.
• Shoot and score in the hockey puck shoot-out for kids.
• Start the spring off right when you design your own sun visor.
• Slime, superballs and spaghetti – oh my!
• Match fossils to animals and rocks to their landscape.
• Pick your chalk color, then hammer and mix away, until you have created your own environmentally-friendly paint.
• Create a beautiful butterfly using chromatography.
• Turn recycled materials into a robot.
• Go international and explore the culture and history of other countries with the History Club. Use papyrus and hieroglyphic stamps to create a book about Egypt.
• What Color is Your Parachute? Visit with the Community College Workforce Alliance, and spin the prize wheel.
• Follow the evidence, and test your CSI skills.
• Art meets industry. See how the two meld.
• Strengthen your community connections with the Human Services Club.

Be sure to also check out the Celebrate our Earth Tent, the activities in the courtyard, the educational sessions, and the art and craft vendors.