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High-school students participate in a breathing exercise and create a painting that depicts emotions passing through the body.
Young students use pastel textured tissue papers to collage an imaginary place in which they feel calm.
Middle-school students create a simple object to help them focus and manage stress.
Discover how the Love Quilt Project supports the educational and emotional needs of children living in foster care in South Africa and the United States.
Students take fifteen photographs over a five-day period and choose five to examine in a mindfulness reflection.
DrawBridge has launched a community artist program that connects children in shelters and transitional housing with local artists.
This therapy dog–centered approach to SEL and art is creating a more supportive classroom environment while connecting students with the art-making process and their peers.
How can we use art to connect with ourselves and regulate our emotions? Students will learn that art can be a way for them to connect with themselves and self-regulate. Students will also demonstrate their skills with line and value by drawing an extraterrestrial creature that reflects how they are feeling at this moment.
An art class based solely on the creation of a sketchbook art journal allowed students to be evaluated on the beauty of brainstorming, playing with media, exploring ideas visually, and personal reflection.
Students will use primary and secondary colored markers and air-dry modeling clay to demonstrate emotions in art.
Students will explore doodling and the process of mark-making to create symbols and imagery.
Whether you come to practice mindfulness out of sheer necessity or conscious decision, the outcome of this type of creative and contemplative practice is the same. Jane discovered mindfulness as a natural connection to her own art-making. She learned that engaging in slow, repetitive movement and suspending judgment while creating streams of consciousness improved her overall well-being and creative output.
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