MILWAUKEE - Thirty-seven students from Monroe Middle School and Monroe High School participated in the Visioneer Design Challenge on Friday, April 27 at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Peck School of Art.
Students participated in challenge areas such as web design, product design, point of purchase, fashion design, digital photography, animation, architecture, graphic design, game design, regional planning and video production.
Students signed up to participate in the Visioneer Challenge in November. After choosing the area that they wanted to participate in, students were given a long-term project to work on. Most of their work was independent, but they were able to contact the professional designer in their challenge area if they had any questions.
They also had monthly meetings that they attended after school where they could get help from their art teacher if they needed it. Students brought their long-term projects with them to the competition on April 27. They were judged and critiqued by the professional designers. They then were given an on-site project to complete while on campus working with the design professional.
At the end of the day, students received awards for their long-term and on-site projects.
Students came back with either a first-, second- or third-place in their competition area.
"This program is innovative and deals directly with the 21st-century skills that students need to learn," Michele Mars, Monroe High School and Middle School art teacher. "It places them in a real life job experience and emphasizes problem-solving skills."
Students participated in challenge areas such as web design, product design, point of purchase, fashion design, digital photography, animation, architecture, graphic design, game design, regional planning and video production.
Students signed up to participate in the Visioneer Challenge in November. After choosing the area that they wanted to participate in, students were given a long-term project to work on. Most of their work was independent, but they were able to contact the professional designer in their challenge area if they had any questions.
They also had monthly meetings that they attended after school where they could get help from their art teacher if they needed it. Students brought their long-term projects with them to the competition on April 27. They were judged and critiqued by the professional designers. They then were given an on-site project to complete while on campus working with the design professional.
At the end of the day, students received awards for their long-term and on-site projects.
Students came back with either a first-, second- or third-place in their competition area.
"This program is innovative and deals directly with the 21st-century skills that students need to learn," Michele Mars, Monroe High School and Middle School art teacher. "It places them in a real life job experience and emphasizes problem-solving skills."
