| Program Type | Workshop | Residency |
| Art Form | Literary Arts & Storytelling |
| Curriculum/a | STEM | Environmental Awareness | Language Arts / Literacy |
| Target Grades | Elementary School (1st - 5th grade) | Middle School (6th - 8th grade) |
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Description
In this multi-day, multi-sensory residency, students will learn a simple, accessible method for recording their daily observations in words and in illustrations. This program aligns with science units, nature observation studies, and community engagement units. It leaves students with an open-ended but guided rubric for mindful, artful appreciation of the environment and for personal, contemplative assessments of singular and communal experiences.
Objectives
The goal is for each student to develop a lifelong habit of observing the world and processing and recording the value and importance of the experience in vivid and memorable ways. Curriculum alignments include language arts content standards for expository writing and personal narrative across grade levels, Next Generation science standards across grade levels, and visual arts standards across grade levels.
Pricing Information
$880 for 4 workshops per day.
Program Length
45-60 minutes per class
3-5 sessions
3-5 sessions
Participants
15-35 students per class
Technical Specifications
Students will need ordinary classroom materials for drafting and revising written and illustrated observations. Paper, pencils, colored pencils, markers, watercolor paints, collage materials, scissors, yarn, string, natural twigs, and glue sticks are among the necessary supplies.
Manilla folders are recommended for assembling a collection of daily or weekly writings and illustrations. These can be ordered or can be supplied by the teaching artist.
Manilla folders are recommended for assembling a collection of daily or weekly writings and illustrations. These can be ordered or can be supplied by the teaching artist.