A St. Johns neighbor is transforming a building into a nature-based school and invited the community to participate in a unique pre-renovation activity by drawing on walls scheduled for demolition.
- Copper Learning Academy founder Audrey Tipper invited neighbors to draw on walls before they’re demolished during renovation.
- The nature-based school is set to be located in Eureka, just off US 127 near St. Johns.
- Tipper is in the final stages of completing Michigan’s state approval requirements for the school.
WATCH: St. Johns neighbor invites community to draw on walls before school renovation
St. Johns neighbor invites community to draw on walls before school renovation
Many neighbors participated in the unusual art opportunity at the future school site.
I visited a building in Eureka that one of our neighbors hopes to soon transform into a school. Audrey Tipper, founder of Copper Learning Academy, invited community members to draw on the walls before they’re knocked down.
“I have to tear down three walls as we’re getting ready to open a school here. And so I thought, why not have the kids come do fun art all over the walls before they have to go,” Tipper said…