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This series of clay tiles were made in partnership with the grade six students at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ's Laboratory School at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study.  Created as part of the 'Take the Stairs' Campaign, they now hang proudly in ¹û½´ÊÓƵ's main stairwell, forming the initial part of the walking art gallery that encourages the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ community to take the stairs rather than elevators (saving energy and improving health). 

This installation is a record of the inquiry-based, knowledge building process that the grade 6 students went through in their study of the UN's Rights of Children.  These tiles capture the students' ideas about what children's Environmental Rights should be:  the right to clean air and water; the right to clean play spaces; the right to sanitation; the right to shelter; the right to a clean environment; and the right to healthy food.

Collaborating Teachers:  Tara Rousseau, Art Teacher, The Laboratory School at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study; Hilary Inwood, Teacher Educator, ¹û½´ÊÓƵ, University of Toronto; Stephanie Heim, ¹û½´ÊÓƵ B.Ed Student