Art of Learning Tent

For the fifth year in a row, the Art of Learning Tent was packed with hands-on activities related to art, science, travel, health and more. Guest could:

• 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.
• Feel the beat of the drum, then try your hand at Afro-Caribbean drumming.
• Tap into the power of nature and make snow, a tornado and fog.
• Design your own mask, 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.
• How tough are germs? See for yourself when you test antibiotic resistance.
• Blend old paper to pulp to make recycled paper.
• Create a beach in a bottle.
• Find inspiration in poetry and then decorate your own “I Wish” journal.
• Test your skills in wax as you learn about restorative art techniques from our funeral services faculty members.
• Snap it to your book after you make your own personalized magnetic bookmark.
• Experiment with green technology, and see how various energy conversion, potable water recovery and green revolution concepts work.
• Watch iron separate from sand. Plus, learn what makes sand different from one beach to the next.
• Learn about CPR and AEDs and how they save lives.
• Make your own kaleidoscope, and watch the colors spin.
• Shoot and score in the hockey puck shoot-out for kids.
• Start the spring off right when you design your own sun visor.
• Go international, and explore the culture, history and geography of other countries. Plus, find out where John Tyler Community College’s international education program can take you.
• Turn recycled materials into robots and windmills.
• Dig for dinosaurs, and see what you can learn about owl pellets.
• Eco-stamp a great first impression with the Community College Workforce Alliance.
• Find out how you can make your own volcano, and then watch it erupt.
• Create a beautiful butterfly using chromatography.
• Use the sun to make your own nature print.
• See how paper can change color with just a temperature change.
• Make a water cycle bracelet.
• Test the effects of oil on bird feathers.
• Use your senses to create your own fragranced bath salts.
• Pick your chalk color, then hammer and mix away, until you have created your own environmentally-friendly paint.
• Enjoy artwork from students at Chesterfield Technical Center and Thomas Dale High School. Plus, learn how dual enrollment can help your high school student get ahead.
• Match fossils to animals and rocks to their landscape.
• Test the hardness of different materials, and learn about geology.
• Be inspired by all the possibilities at John Tyler. Learn more about financing your education, the enrollment process, partnerships with local school districts, the Career Center and more.
• See what kind of surprises the Virginia Museum of Fine Art has in store.

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.