Clinton County Middle School has received an Arts Inclusion award in the amount of $1,250.00, funded by VSA Kentucky, a non-profit organization that provides opportunities in the arts for children and adults with disabilities.

This award will fund a week-long program at Clinton County Middle School with Berea blacksmith Bob Montgomery of the Wolf Gap Mountain Forge. During the project, Mr. Montgomery will work with the entire 5th grade class on a project called Blacksmithing – “Forging” a Connection Across the Curriculum.

Mr. Montgomery will set up his mobile forge at CCMS for the weeklong program, which directly incorporates visual arts into the curriculum. While discussing the science, math, and history of metal forging, Mr. Montgomery will show students how to heat a piece of iron and transform it into a functional and decorative hook.

Over the course of the week, every student involved in the project will have the opportunity to work in the forge and create hooks of their own.

Each 5th grade core content teacher will visit the forge daily with the students and will incorporate the experience into their reading, writing, math, science, and social studies classes.

The VSA project at CCMS is scheduled for April 25th – 29th.