Four of the students are preparing one of tomorrow's art directives. We've learned it's very important to have examples prepared, in various stages of completion, when working with the chilldren at King's Garden. Often, art therapists avoid examples as they can interfere with the process of creative expression. Within this context, however, it seems to ameliorate some
of the challenges we've encountered, including the children's limited exposure to art experiences, art media (even locally available), and opportunities for critical and abstract problem solving. Anyway, the students are working to master the up-cycled material so they can adapt instruction for kids of diverse ages and abilities tomorrow! We're all overtired and it's the beginning of a late night, so they're getting a tiny bit slappy! It's wonderful to hear their laughter and see how well everyone relates, contributes, and works together! The students led the art experiences today, and they did a great job. Each is having leadership opportunities, and everyone is directly
engaged with the children. It's a good thing we have a ten-member team, as the number of kids we're working is quite large! Our students will never forget what they are learning, seeing, hearing, tasting, and feeling on this trip. We'll get a half an hour more sleep in the morning, and we're grateful! I'm not sure about the Converse crew, but Tamara and I are averaging about five hours of sleep a night, so this is just a short message tonight. More tomorrow... In Peace and Love, Gaelynn Wolf Bordonoro, Emporia State University
of the challenges we've encountered, including the children's limited exposure to art experiences, art media (even locally available), and opportunities for critical and abstract problem solving. Anyway, the students are working to master the up-cycled material so they can adapt instruction for kids of diverse ages and abilities tomorrow! We're all overtired and it's the beginning of a late night, so they're getting a tiny bit slappy! It's wonderful to hear their laughter and see how well everyone relates, contributes, and works together! The students led the art experiences today, and they did a great job. Each is having leadership opportunities, and everyone is directly
engaged with the children. It's a good thing we have a ten-member team, as the number of kids we're working is quite large! Our students will never forget what they are learning, seeing, hearing, tasting, and feeling on this trip. We'll get a half an hour more sleep in the morning, and we're grateful! I'm not sure about the Converse crew, but Tamara and I are averaging about five hours of sleep a night, so this is just a short message tonight. More tomorrow... In Peace and Love, Gaelynn Wolf Bordonoro, Emporia State University
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