A group of teachers and parents from Vance Elementary School joined with Tony Beurskens of Artisan Builders Collective to secure grants for several cob (clay, sand, straw mix) structures in the Vance Peace Gardens at the school.  A-B Tech Carpentry students have built roofs for these structures and have also helped with the main cob storage building.

Several classes at Vance painted sub-roof panels with murals that can be seen from under the exterior shed “living” roof.  Several community groups, parents, and students have been involved with many of the projects in the garden.  Students at A-B Tech were able to get hands-on roof framing experience as well as an introduction to this age-old construction technique.

A-B Tech instructor Heath Moody and Tony plan on working on more of these types of collaborations in the future.