Hopes, Dreams and Healing Garden
One goal this year was to improve family engagement and encourage parents to take part in the school. Across from Jeannette’s class was a garden area that looked abandoned; it wasn’t appealing and students never enjoyed the area.
Through collaboration with a local artist, Carolyn King, Jeannette and her students created a plan for the area. Then they planned some family art nights to engage students with their family members in the process of beautification through clay creations.
The students were so excited, they begged to make banners for these very exciting nights, and together they posted banners all over the school. Over multiple family nights, families came and collaborated on shapes and themes, formed different shapes with clay, and painted their shapes. Finally, after the shapes were glazed and ready to go, students decorated the garden with the beautiful clay art.
Project length
1 month
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