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Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship Students

As part of Monroe County Community School Corporation’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship — a New Technology High School — students in Rachel Bahr’s class explore multiple pathways as a way to enrich their knowledge and apply their learning in a variety of situations.

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Students in the American Studies class at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship were asked to identify their sense of place. Each student made a video to learn about their special place’s “larger connection to our shared home of southern Indiana.” Above, a screenshot from the video by Andjoli C. Badger.

What Is ‘A Sense of Place’? Bloomington Students Explain — and Share Theirs The 2024 “Sense of Place” project by students at the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship is here!

Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship Students

Students in the American Studies class at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship were asked to identify their sense of place. Each student made a video to learn about their special place’s “larger connection to our shared home of southern Indiana.” And as ASE students have done since 2016, they’ve shared their videos with us. Watch their “sense of place” videos here.

December 19, 2024

The “Sense of Place” project in Rachel Bahr’s English 11 class at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship began in 2016 with a Limestone Post article written by Sarah Gordon about the original, iconic Chocolate Moose building on South Walnut, which was demolished and replaced with student housing. When possible, students have trekked to the new Chocolate Moose as they contemplate what a sense of place means to them. | Courtesy photo

Bloomington’s 2023 ASE English Students Share Their ‘Sense of Place’ ‘Where You Aren’t Afraid To Be Yourself’

Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship Students

Since 2016, students in Rachel Bahr’s English 11 class at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship have made immersive audio tours about their “sense of place,” someplace they’re personally or sentimentally connected to — or simply “where you aren’t afraid to be yourself.” And they graciously share their videos with Limestone Post’s readers. Click here for ASE’s 2023 “Sense of Place” videos.

October 30, 2023

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For this year’s “Sense of Place” project, students in Rachel Bahr’s English 11 class at the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship created 18 videos that reveal how our community has “countless places that people can identify with, each holding a different story,” writes student Lilly Laudeman. The videos also “capture our sense of place,” she says, and they record “why these places mattered so much to us.” Above, a screenshot from Violet Melvin’s video.

‘Sense of Place’ 2022 by Students at Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship

Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship Students

Limestone Post is proud to present the 2022 “Sense of Place” project by Rachel Bahr’s English 11 class at the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship. “From the students who talked about the local teen space downtown to our local college campuses,” writes student Lilly Laudeman, “we’ve created these videos that invite you into our special places.” Click here to discover their “Sense of Place.”

November 18, 2022

Each fall since 2016, Rachel Bahr’s English 11 class at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship have completed a class project called “Sense of Place” and shared their work with Limestone Post. This year’s students created videos portraying a variety of unique places: a horse stable, a family homestead, a limestone mill, Dunn Meadow, Community Kitchen, Rose Hill Cemetery, the B-Line Trail, Jackson Creek Middle School, and Monroe Lake. Pictured is a screenshot of Woolery Mill from Ambrose Lee’s video.

What the ‘Sense of Place’ Project by ASE Students Can Teach Us

Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship Students

Students in Rachel Bahr’s English 11 class at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship share their annual “Sense of Place” project with Limestone Post! While their unique “places” are as varied as a horse stable, a limestone mill, Dunn Meadow, Community Kitchen, and Monroe Lake, their videos teach us what we share as a community. Click here to learn about the project and watch their videos!

November 15, 2021

ASE Students Complete Annual ‘Sense of Place’ Project Despite Pandemic

Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship Students

The annual “Sense of Place” project by students at The Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship shows “a sliver of each student’s identity,” writes student Richelle Elkes. But each student’s video, she adds, “gives the viewer a greater understanding of the young people in the community and how their values affect the community of Bloomington.” Click here to read about the project and watch their videos.

November 20, 2020

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Each fall since 2016, students in Rachel Bahr’s class at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship have completed a class project, called ‘Sense of Place,’ and shared their work with Limestone Post. The ‘places’ covered this year include a quarry, a corn maze, a grandparents’ farm, neighborhoods, parks, and even the activity of creating art. | Photo of Waterfall Shelter in Lower Cascades Park by Bailey Knapp

ASE Students Answer the Question, ‘What Is a Sense of Place?’

Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship Students

Each fall since 2016, students in Rachel Bahr’s class at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship have completed a class project, called "Sense of Place," and shared their work with Limestone Post. The "places" covered in this year's videos include a quarry, a corn maze, a grandparents’ farm, neighborhoods, parks, and even the activity of creating art. Click here to watch all 16 videos.

November 7, 2019

15 Audio Tours By ASE Students Share Their ‘Sense of Place’

Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship Students

For the third straight year, students in Rachel Bahr’s English 11 class at the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship have explored a specific place that has special meaning to them — from their own backyard to Griffy Lake to high above the city. In 15 immersive audio tours, they each share their unique sense of place. Click here to watch their videos!

December 4, 2018

Rachel Bahr's Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship English 11 class created videos exploring their sense of place. A still from Lily Macneil Kitscher's video of the Jordan Greenhouse is pictured here. | Image by Lily Macneil Kitscher

Teens Explore Their ‘Sense of Place’ in Video Project

Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship Students

Students at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship have completed a class project that challenged them to choose a location and reflect on what it means to them. Then they each made a video to express that location’s “sense of place.” They’ve shared their work with Limestone Post, and the results are powerful. Click here to watch and learn.

December 14, 2017

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‘This Is Where’: 25 B-town Students Reflect on ‘Sense of Place’

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Rachel Bahr assigned her high school English class at the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship to take photos of places in Bloomington and write descriptions about their “sense of place.” The project, called “This Is Where,” shows how personal, poignant, and different each person’s sense of place can be. Click here to read the full story and see the students' photos.