In class last week we started a community mapping project. It's an idea I've had for a long time but have been waiting for the right moment to start. First the students came up with an enormous list of all the places and things that one might find in a neighborhood (I found it interesting that one of the first ten things they mentioned was the local Alcoholics Anonymous chapter). Then they analyzed the list, mentioning the things that there are and are not in their actual neighborhood. On Thursday, we went out and took pictures of places in the neighborhood. They came out very nicely (the kids took almost all of them...) Here are a few.