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Our students came up with the solution of building a pavilion to tackle the 3 main problems they noticed affected visitor experience: geese waste, no shade, and no seating. The pavilion would help steer away geese by filling the empty space, and it would provide visitors with more seating under shade.

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Our group was brave and presented their idea to community members, parents, and the other iCU jr. group at our park.

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Students are generating ideas for a potential solution to our driving question.

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Students broke apart the question, focusing in on key words to develop their understanding of what the question is asking.

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We completed a stakeholder map to get us thinking about who would be effected or involved in our idea for a solution to the driving question.

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We are so excited to partner with Tanglefoot Park to help them create an even better experience for all visitors.

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Students thought about the driving question from the perspective of others who might visit the park by creating an empathy map.

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We created lists of what we know and what we need to know to help guide our ideas.

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We executed the “NUF test” for our main idea of a solution, making sure it fits the vision, and shows empathy for all stakeholders involved. 

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Students are demonstrating the “saturate and group” protocol where they are connecting, grouping, and categorizing their ideas for a solution to start narrowing down!

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Partners chose an idea(s) from the Idea Quota to prepare and deliver an Elevator Pitch to the group. After the Elevator Pitches, we used Dot Voting to choose one final idea to pitch to our business partner.

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How can we improve an area of Tanglefoot Park to better serve visitors?

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We started our camp experience out by opening gifts that connect to our learning for the week! Students opened a Polaroid camera to grow excitement for the exploration of Tanglefoot Park!

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We started our adventure with a tourist walk through Tanglefoot Park. Students were given a Polaroid camera to take pictures of things they notice could be improved to provide a better experience for visitors. They used their new notebooks to take notes and jot down observations that may “bug” a tourist!

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Students expressed ideas that they’re hopeful for and maybe nervous about during this camp experience. We also collaborated to create norms for our group to make camp the best it can be!

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Students presented their “getting to know you” slides.

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Students mapped out the location and size of the pavilion they envisioned.

Everyone was involved in planning out how to present the pitch. Some researched pricing, created images, and even made a blueprint!

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Overall, the Project Based Learning process provided students with meaningful opportunities to collaborate, think critically, and solve a real-world problem. Throughout each stage, students demonstrated creativity, perseverance, and growth as they developed and refined their ideas.

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Some visitors were kind enough to let us interview them about what they liked and disliked about the park.

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Students confidently shared their solutions and used feedback to support and improve their ideas. We are so proud of how it all came together!

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Students conducted an interview with stakeholders such as community members and Tanglefoot Park business partners!

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Next time, we would build in more structured reflection opportunities throughout the project instead of saving most of the reflection for the end.

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We needed a trifold for students to create and present their poster.

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Stefanie Bannink teaches 3rd grade at Holmes Elementary in Spring Lake. Kendra Hanson teaches 3rd grade at Evergreen Elementary in Allendale.

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We checked in with the group through discussions, asking guiding questions during the investigation stage and having students reflect on and share their findings afterward.

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Small groups prepared an elevator pitch to share with the rest of the group. 

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We were surprised by how independently students were able to gather information and make connections to possible solutions.

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"I am so excited to see what our students come up with, they seem like such a great group of thinkers."

"This experience was so much fun! I can't believe they came up with such thoughtful solutions."

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"Tanglefoot is pretty and calm"

"We have good snacks!"

"I loved getting to design everything"

"I loved what we came up with"

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We were surprised by the variety and originality of the solutions students developed!

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"I am excited to see if the kids come up with ideas to rid of the geese waste!"

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Students were highly engaged and made thoughtful observations about the problem and its impact!

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Overall, the Project Based Learning camp was a great experience because students were highly engaged and excited to create solutions to a real-world problem. Next year, we would build in more time for research and developing prototypes so students can refine their ideas even further.

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This protocol helped us to reflect on the week. We had so many positive things to share!