2006 - 2007
The Nature of Art
2006 - 2007
The Nature of Art
PMAG
Feathers, Fur and Scales - Using real animal textures (feathers, fur, scales, etc.) to create a mural or mosaic.
1st Grade
Fairy Stories and Theater - Exposing students to theater art forms and storytelling
techniques, so they can act out whimsical and magical stories.
2nd Grade
Native Clay into Art - Creating a piece of art, using local clay.
3rd Grade
Images of Nature - printmaking, using materials from nature.
4th Grade
Dramatic Weather - drama presentations integrating meteorology and weather reporting.
Nature’s Notes - Students will write and perform songs using the scientific concepts of how organisms react/interact in nature. They will use instruments made of natural objects for accompaniment.
6th Grade
Making Connections with Baskets - integrating math, science, history and storytelling.
7th Grade
Rural Maine arts of the 19th-20th century - how Maine’s natural resources determined the arts and crafts of the times. Students will explore, felting, stenciling, fly tying, fly casting, knitting and spinning.
9th - 12th Grade
Sound Bytes - The theme of these students’ computer-written works would be “The Nature of Art” and incorporate, or be modeled from, sounds of nature.
2005 - 2006
What's so Funny? - Humor in the Arts
2005 - 2006
What's so Funny? - Humor in the Arts
PMAG
Learning the concepts of nutrition and health through the music and humor of John Burstein (Slim Goodbody), 1-2 weeks in December, with performance for K-4 grades.
1st Grade
Clowning as an art form.
2nd Grade
Wetland Creatures Wire Sculptures.
4th Grade
Writing humorous stories and presenting them with Noah Starr.
5th Grade
“Humor Me” -Playwriting with Daniel Sklar.
5th - 8th Grade
Nancy Seibert Horizons Math - Cartooning math concepts in humorous interpretations.
6th Grade
Students developed their own cartoon character to use throughout the year in Social Studies, Math, Science or Language arts.
Students developed a comic strip.
2004 - 2005
2004 - 2005
ABC Mosaic Mural
Kindergarten students work with artist Antonia Munroe to create a colorful and tactile mural of the alphabet. The mural installation is used as a resource for teaching the ABC's to wondrous kindergarteners!
The Children’s Way
3rd graders incorporating local history, worked together to create 10 large mosaic tiles that become a permanent display at RES West.
Poetry and the Art of Book Making
PMAG – Calligraphy, bookmaking and poetry merged as artists helped students put together a finished work of their own creation, in every way.
Musical production of Energy Concepts
4th Grade – Artist Willy Claflin guided students in the creation of a performance at the Strom, demonstrating their scientific knowledge of energy.
3rd-5th health classes see John Burstein (Slim Goodbody) in action at the Strom. Then 4th graders work with “Slim” to write and record their own songs on healthy lifestyle choices which culminated in a CD “Body Boogie”.
My Full Spectrum
5th graders worked with Daniel Sklar in playmaking workshops. The students’ finished plays were performed by local actors and educators. The students learned about literature, character development, theater and language uses.
Timeline Tiles of the 20th Century
6th Grade – important events of the 20th century are depicted in students’ colorful and unique relief tiles.“
Physical Education
9th-12th grades. –Introduction of various sports disciplines that are creative as opposed to competitive. A wide variety of artists guided students in sports dance choreography, martial arts disciplines, yoga and tai chi.
Youth Arts also helped to sponsor a series of choral workshops at the high school with Gordon Bok. This culminated in an evening performance with Mr. Bok and all the high school choral groups.