“Whoa, that’s very angry.”
As we continue our work on getting to know ourselves and others better, we focus on faces as a way of understanding how others might be feeling. This week, we introduced the children to a set
Archive for 2019
Red Hook at Bedford Terrace, a true story from Sheila Pepe
Sheila Pepe and her fiber work have inspired much thinking within Studio Red. The connections children have been making to Sheila Pepe and Hot Mess Formalism extend well beyond our own fiber installation that now hangs
Re-connecting
Welcome back from a vacation week which for many was filled with skiing, sun, family and friends. Children were happy to return to school, eager to re-connect with friends and materials new and old.
A New Way of Building
A delicate touch was needed to construct with our new table top blocks this week. As the children worked we witnessed many ideas and skills being utilized and tested. Hand-eye co-ordination concentration patience spatial awareness math
“Let’s take pictures!”
As a teaching team in our thinking around empathy, we continue to turn the children’s attention towards the other. We decided to use a tool we find invaluable in capturing seeing more deeply. Using photography
Adding a new tool.
For the past two weeks, the children have been exploring a new tool called a “zoomie.” Attached to the computer and its camera, the zoomie provides an opportunity to view the world differently – to view
Watch this spiral…
Wire has now expanded into many areas of the studio. During a museum visit we discussed how long it must have taken Shelia Pepe to finish her work as well as how different parts were interlinked.
Snow Slush Ice
With our variable weather conditions during the past few weeks, the children’s have had many outside experiences with snow, slush and ice. Here are some indoor wintry explorations from our afternoons. The children made puffy snow