Parking(Day) is an event
celebrated annually around the world every September 19th. The
purpose of this day is to reimagine the world around us by converting parking
spots into spaces that focus on viewing the environment in which we live
differently. Artists, students and
designers from cities across the planet participate in this competition.
This year Team Terry Fox
Elementary School in Laval (Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) decided to create
a unique and very innovative entry. In taking the challenge, these young bright
minds decided to plan the conversion of a parking space in front of their
school into a mini Montreal Canadiens skating rink to play hockey on. The
design, when completed, would be named Parc PK Subban in honour of the hockey
team’s young superstar player.
Students began by drawing the
skating rink and positioning the appropriate zones, creases and lines on it.
Mathematical and scientific concepts learned in school were applied to their
renderings. Scale, measurement, ratio, textures, calculations and shapes
came to life in this life-like project. Student Elizabeth Woo created a stellar
template for the team and William Turchet discussed with his fellows how these
plans would best be realized.
The rink in plastic was attached
to gym mats, a background panel of images of PK Subban was created and an
adjacent green space was added. The students were able to play hockey on it
with their mini equipment! The project took approximately 15 hours of
after-school work to complete.
Beyond the academic rigour involved
in creating such a space, the students honed their collaborative working skills
and learned how to cope with the challenge of meeting deadlines. The students
were extremely motivated by the project and were judged on September 16th by
three professional judges. They gave a presentation in French explaining their
creation and the challenges in designing it. Much to their delight, the Terry
Fox Team placed first out of 31 entries and thanked the judges for showing such
an enthusiastic interest in their project.
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