JACKSONVILLE
– Students at Pine Forest School of the Arts are
learning first hand the importance of community
planning and design. Starting in August, students
researched buildings and spaces in order to create
their very own one-quarter scale city.
The 1,200 square foot Box City is comprised of
buildings made from cardboard boxes, roads,
sidewalks, parks and landscaping, all surrounding
the beautiful St. Johns River.
“This is an exciting way for our students to
understand the importance of proper community
planning,” said Duval County Public Schools
Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals. “Integrating arts
into our academic programs gives students the
opportunity to learn using both creative and
rigorous standards.”
The Box City was made possible through a grant
to the Jacksonville Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects with the purpose of bringing
design education into the public schools.
Please join us for a ribbon cutting on October
24 at 9 a.m. at Pine Forest School of the Arts.
