Tile Farm School Sponsorship Terms

Purpose.
Tile Farm offers needs-based scholarships to expand access for high-need and rural schools while ensuring consistent, documented practices.

Eligibility (any one qualifies).
(a) Title I schoolwide; (b) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP); (c) ≥70% free/reduced-price lunch; (d) Rural school enrollment ≤250; or (e) documented hardship.

Award.
Fee waiver of 50–100% for the current school year (through June 30, or the district’s last instructional day), covering teacher accounts and up to the stated number of student seats in the approval email.

What’s included.
Access to Tile Farm applications and teacher dashboards; standard product updates; email support.

School commitments.

  1. Assign a site administrator to coordinate onboarding and teacher access.
  2. Participate in one 20-minute feedback call per term.
  3. Permit Tile Farm to use de-identified aggregate usage data for product improvement and to report non-identifiable impact metrics (e.g., total sessions completed).

Privacy & data protection.
Tile Farm complies with applicable student-data laws (e.g., FERPA and COPPA). We do not sell student data, and we do not use student personal information for targeted advertising. A Data Processing Addendum is available upon request.

No purchase required.
Scholarships are awarded based on stated criteria. Optional contributions (e.g., 50% rate) are welcome but not required and do not affect eligibility.

Term & renewal.
Scholarships expire at the end of the current school year unless extended in writing. Renewal is contingent on continued eligibility and available scholarship capacity.

Brand & communications.
Schools may reference the sponsorship internally and externally. Tile Farm may reference the school by name as a scholarship participant only with prior written consent.

Revocation.
Tile Farm may discontinue a scholarship for material breach of these terms or misuse of the service, after written notice and a reasonable cure period.Acceptance. By accepting the scholarship via email or e-signature, the school agrees to these terms.

Studio Puzzle:  Find the Seed

Estimated Time:  15 – 60 minutes
Subjects:  Tessellations, Geometry, Symmetry, Spatial Skills, Creative Expression
Ideal For: Families, Artists, Architects, and People of All Ages

A repeating two dimensional pattern is called a tessellation.  In this Studio Puzzle, you will have to find the seeds of 3 different tessellations, then multiply them to make beautiful patterns. 

1. Get Familiar

Are you familiar with what a tessellation is and how to make tessellations in Tile Farm Studio?  If not, get familiar with this video:

2. Example Puzzle:  Find The Seed

A seed of a tessellation, is the initial cluster of tiles that gets multiplied to form a tessellation.  In this week’s puzzle, you will be shown three tessellations.  To solve each puzzle, first you need to find the seed, then build it, and multiply it to make a tessellation.  We show an example of how to do this in the video below:

(Example video to be made)

3. This Weeks Puzzles:  Find The Seed

Easy:

Hint:  There is 1 tile in the seed

Medium: 

Hint:  There are 3 tiles in the seed

Hard:

Hint:  There are 6 tiles in the seed

4. Make It Your Own

A fun thing about these puzzles is that in the process of solving them, you learn how to make beautiful patterns.  Once you have finished your puzzles, watch the video below for three fun activities to do with your tessellations:

(Video with three things:  1. Color Them. 2.  Use them as a background. 3.  Try them in maker)

5. Unlock Tessellation Inspiration in Tile Farm Academy

Interested in seeing more cool tessellations?  Complete daily challenges in Tile Farm Academy to earn gems and unlock dozens of beautiful tessellations in Harvest.  Shown above is a tessellation from the Islamic Tilings harvest set.

Looking for more exciting challenges and family activities in Tile Farm?  Discover more here.