Our passion for education and community outreach was ignited recently when our Tulsa office was asked to visit the Educare Pre-K classroom at Hawthorne Elementary in Tulsa Public Schools and talk about design inspiration as part of their architecture unit. Heather Miller from marketing and Adriana Vadasz from the interior design team were a great fit–bringing both a love of children and design talent to brighten their day and expand their young minds to what's possible. Iggy Peck, Architect, one of our favorite children's books, was the kickoff to our lesson.
[caption id="attachment_5854" align="aligncenter" width="820"] The students loved the book Iggy Peck, Architect and Heather's charming way with children.[/caption]
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Adriana explained to the students how, even as professionals, we sometimes use tools like Play-Doh and Legos to model our designs. Our visit was a big hit with the students, but Heather and Adriana may have gotten even more out of it. We're currently thinking of ways we can continue to give back to this and other classrooms in the local community. Thank you, Ms. Rachel Richardson, for inviting us to your classroom![/caption]
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A nice thank-you note complete with the students' thumbprints was presented to Heather and Adriana.[/caption]


