Anatomy Class at Solebury School hosted an Open House

Moving from two-dimensional learning to 3D

Solebury School’s Anatomy class held an open-house style session and invited the school community to participate and observe. This presentation was part of a year-long course on human anatomy. Students presented three-dimensional body models with organs, tissue, and muscle groups constructed of clay. Visitors asked questions and learned about the intricate structure of the human body.

“After teaching each unit, I had the students create a clay model of what they learned,” shared Science Department Chair Cari Nelson P’24. “It helped reinforce key concepts and provided a hands-on activity for students to engage with the material physically.”

In preparation for their open-house presentations, the class started by learning about imaging and the systems of the body. Students then studied common diseases and discussed symptoms people hear about daily.

Students worked in groups to build their models. They presented documentation and shared invaluable knowledge they gained by transferring words into anatomical clay organs and tissue.

“I think it is really cool making clay models because it helps me get a better sense of the structure of our bodies. We did a lot of imaging diagnoses back in the fall. We learned how to spot or find what’s wrong in urinalysis and identify dead matter on brain cat scans.”
–Frankie Warszawski ’24

“I think it’s an immersive way of getting a hands-on experience. It really brings it to life. We do a lot of dissections in class but haven’t done a spinal cord. Making models allowed us to have a closer look at it.” 
–Zoey Woloff ’25

“It’s helpful on tests because we can physically see what we were learning about. For example, we saw how nerves connect to the muscle. The course all comes together at the end, and we see everything we’ve learned.” 
– Allie Wigler ’24