Hooray for the New EES/EMS Kiln!

By far, the most exciting news for the EES community that I could share is that we have a brand-new kiln! And here it is, a shiny thing of beauty!

After the first test firing, a perfect pyrometric cone tells me that it is ready for artwork.  The kiln is in a space that is shared by the middle school as well, making pottery newly a K-8 experience for our students.

Truly a thing of beauty: a just-right temperature was met in the test firing of this cone.

This comes after years of fundraising, donations, and advocacy for the benefits of a clay program at EES, and another year of budgeting, engineering, and construction.

Thank you so much to all of the donors and Burlington Property Services staff who worked hard to support the EES and EMS art programs!

I cannot wait to get started right away, and our young artists could not be more excited!