Day 1:

8 AM - 10 AM, One, school-wide 40 minute assembly presentation. If the student body is too large to fit in the auditorium, or if it is a K-12 school, we can do two assemblies to keep them age appropriate.

10:30-3 PM, We configure the design on the field. 4 students help for 45 minutes laying out the grid. Then for a couple of hours I paint the image outline. After that, students in groups of 8, come out to help spread materials on the design. One or two periods of this and the design is done for the day. Filming happens during and after these times.

     Assembly Needs: LED Projector, dark room, sound system, BIG screen
     Field Needs: 5, 5-gallon buckets or school waste baskets, 1 leaf rake
    Materials: Bags of Black dyed mulch, thrift-shop clothing, etc., depending on image

Day 2, Sky Art Day! Gather in the morning, with a small student group to tweak design details. Right before or right after lunch, THE BIG EVENT! Total time on the field is always 60 minutes max. Sky Captains take responsibility for helping to organize students in assigned areas of the design. The bigger the design, the higher number of participants and the more Sky Captains are needed for a smooth event. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT so make sure you find adults for this and that they are available to meet about 30 minutes before the event for instructions. At the end of the event, I meet with photographers to download images for potential use in the project film.

Needs: We will need a megaphone or outdoor sound-system mic and person to use it via direction from Daniel. If the former, be sure to check the batteries!

Day 3, first thing in the morning: School-wide concluding assembly. Images and video of our creation together are revealed! It is a very powerful and unforgettable event! If the event were to be canceled the day before due to rain, this would be the day of the event and the final assembly would be done a few days later by the school with a link to the on-line video file I would send them. This has only happened a few times so no worries, okay? Start setting your intention (one of the Six Teachings) for good weather now!

Needs: LED Projector, BIG SCREEN or white wall in Gym or Auditorium, a good PA System to plug my laptop into and a microphone.

Then I leave and you celebrate your success!