May 18, 2014 2 min read

For many of us, the elementary schools we attended are no longer standing, and, as we all age, the memories of those years become increasingly foggy.

But the creative enterprise shown by Adrienne Day, an art teacher in the West Greene School District, will make it possible for the fifth graders at Graysville and New Freeport elementary schools to look back years from now and have a clear vision of their “Pioneer Legacy.”

When Day became the art teacher for these schools, she recognized an opportunity to teach her fifth-graders something about history by giving them the tools to document their changing world.

Day came up with the idea for a two-year project that would allow the students to use iPads to photograph their environment, learning to describe what they saw in words and sharing it with the rest of the world online. Fifth grade is the perfect age for this activity because “that’s when the capability for abstract thought begins to develop.”

This kid’s-eye view of the world, digitally manipulated, matted and framed, was presented Friday as an art show at the Stover Campus Center Gallery at Waynesburg University. We hope those of us whose memories of elementary school have faded were able to view the students’ work. From we understand, Day’s effort to create a visual time capsule was a big success.