PATHS Wins Grant for Eco-Fashion Show
Three classes at Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) are collaborating with the Maine Audubon Society on a show next April featuring environmentally friendly fashions. The project won a $1,000 service learning grant from the Portland Education Partnership, with funding provided by LL Bean.
The PATHS fashion merchandising class taught by Jane Krasnow will design outfits for the show that feature organic fabrics, recycled materials and refashioned clothing. They will show how “going green” can include great style.
The graphic arts and printing class taught by David Nichols will print posters, invitations and other publicity material on recycled paper using soy and water-soluble ink. In addition, students will print T-shirts made of organic cotton. The video technology/multimedia class taught by David Beane will document the project and create multimedia pieces for the show.
The Partnership’s service learning grants support projects that connect the classroom with the community and engage students in addressing real world problems as part of their academic studies.
The eco-fashion show will incorporate several academic subjects. For example, fashion students will study how the chemistry used in manufacturing fabrics can affect the environment. Students will write journal entries describing what they learned while working on the project.
The show will take place on April 3 and 4, 2008 at Maine Audubon Society’s Gisland Farm in Falmouth. For more information, please call 874-8165.
