MCC Enters the Stone Age

Sure, there were all kinds of puns we could have made about stones, Bob Dylan, and rocks, but we figured we'd play it safe as we let folks know about a really creative and fun attraction playing out on our Bedford campus, courtesy of the Writing Across the Curriculum Program.

In the MCC Bedford Campus quad, along the outside of Henderson Hall, there is a pile of field stones that came from the woods around our campus. In front of the pile of stones is a small stand that contains a blank book. The following instructions are printed on a sheet of paper on the stand: 

Stone Balancing Question Project

Stone Balancers:  If you are interested in balancing these stones in a manner and design of your choosing, please sign up in advance in the Fitness Center  In order to allow people the time to view and appreciate each individual design, we ask that only one person per day sign up to balance the stones.

After signing up in the Fitness Center, please balance the stones on the gravel in front of the wall and between the windows. Thanks. And enjoy.

All: Humans can look at anything and wonder. All knowledge and understanding begins with inquiry, with questioning. All academic disciplines ask questions and explore our world through the lenses of their disciplinary questions.

There can be great value in focusing our attention on something, observing, reflecting, and formulating questions.

So, here’s an idea: In front of you are stones. Observe the stones for a few moments. Formulate a question. Write down your question in the book.  (Please open the lid carefully, as it is delicate. After recording your question, please close the cover to help protect the book from the weather. Thank you. )

Questions written in this book will be recorded regularly on the Stone Balancing Question Project Weblog at:
http://middlesexWACbalancing.blogspot.com/

For information, please see the Writing Across the Currockulum Website at www.middlesex.mass.edu/wac/

So we're rocking and rolling.  No moss gathering on this project yet.  And folks are getting boulder with their creations as the week progresses.  So stop on over, make your contribution, and take nothing for granite.