Student Ingenuity Shines at the S M A F A I R E R T

This year’s SMART Faire not only featured projects that were made at school during class, but many students also brought their own technological masterpieces from home to share with the Gaynor community! Facilitated by the Technology Department, The SMART Faire exhibition is a year-long culmination of student projects.

These projects integrate lessons across a variety of subjects including math, social studies, science, and technology. Students learn to establish goals, creatively solve problems, complete projects on time, and share their accomplishments with their community.

Yellow Cluster Map: The Yellow Cluster printed a large-scale map of the United States, and using both 3D-printed and clay landmarks, created their own map of important monuments scattered throughout the country.

Gaynor Films Station: Students had been working on various film projects throughout the year, such as a documentary, a play, animated films, and more. They showcased their films on multiple Chromebooks during the Faire, for visitors’ viewing pleasure!

CoSpaces: CoSpaces is a coding app that the Green Cluster learned, and each class created their own game and animations to be displayed at the Faire.

Signs for each project: The signs that displayed the name of each station were inspired by subway entrance signs seen all around our home of NYC! Every sign was created by Blue Cluster student, Peter M., who has a graphics design book on subway signs. He made sure to follow the color scheme and specific font needed for true authenticity!

3D Printing: Students often use 3D printing for their projects at school, but many students also 3D print projects at home! Some brought their favorite creations to the SMART Faire to show to their friends and teachers.

Medieval Castle: The castle was a SMART Jr. project from the Purple and Pink Clusters. After spending the semester learning about simple machines (such as the pulley system) and the use of shapes in design, they made their very own Gator Castle!

Robots: Students made the robots at home, and brought them to the school to let others control them and go through a course that they had designed.