We have been busy creating, editing, and revising the map of the Pine Tree Forest Playground. Now that the children are satisfied with the color, quantity, and placement of each piece, we revisited our research question
“Sense of place.” What does this mean? Putting it simply, it can refer to a meaning attributed to a place as influenced by our interactions with it. We, in partnership with Learning and Engagement at deCordova,
While previewing Tuesday’s museum visit with exhibiting artist Ian MacMahon, several of the children remarked that they knew we were going to visit with a “real artist” today. Outside the museum, as our first group waited
One of the tremendous benefits of being ‘Children in Residence’ is the opportunity it provides for interacting with deCordova’s exhibiting artists. This week we were fortunate to have an intimate meet and greet with artist Ian
As play in the bakery continues, children have been incorporating new ideas and themes. Production has been relocated and all items are now prepared on the premises of the bakery itself. Counter service has expanded to
Revision is becoming a part of our practice in Studio Red. Whether it be in conflict in the form of a “redo”, during communication when we “say it again in a kind way”, or when we
During group time, we tried a new game. Three cards from the Face Game were placed on the rug. We then covered the cards up with a cloth. When we removed the cloth, only two cards
Asha is working with playdough. She uses a metal ring to form a round shape of playdough. She then places a small piece of dough in the center of the circle. Look! This is Drippy Droppy’s
On Thursday’s walk in the sculpture park… At the wood chip mountain: Saige I’m on a mountain! I love that! Hey guys, I’m on a mountain! These are wood chips! Earlier, on the playground, Kyla had
In preparation for our return to the pine tree forest, we gathered to think around our gallery map. Did we include everything we remembered of the space? Did we represent the space in a way that
