A series of summer camps at Frank Lloyd Wright's old stomping ground aims to give kids a leg up in science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced last week that Taliesin West, Wright's facility in Scottsdale, will host Summer Art & Architecture Camps this summer for students in second through 12th grades.
DeDee Ludwig Palit, the foundation's director of education, said in a news release that the organization "wanted to create unique experiences that challenge students to explore, create and design at the legendary architect's winter home and laboratory, Taliesin West."
President and CEO Stuart Graff added that the foundation's focus on STEAM education stems from Wright's legacy of education with his apprentices. "With our new programming for students, we are continuing the legacy of advanced education with younger students by exploring architecture, design, photography, and global challenges, and how their unique ideas can have a true impact on the world around them," he said.
Among the classes to be offered are Architectural Discovery, for second- through fourth-graders; Photographing Wright, for seventh- through 12th-graders; Design Your Dream Space, for grades 5 through 8; and Wright for the Future, for grades 5 through 10.
Wright is featured in the April issue of Arizona Highways, which is on newsstands now. Several of his Arizona designs, including Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium in Tempe and the David and Gladys Wright House in Phoenix, are still standing.
For more information about the classes, the foundation or Taliesin West, visit www.franklloydwright.org.