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Trash to Treasure

High-school students reuse and repurpose found materials to create beautiful works of art.

15 October 2024High School
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Focus In: Unsung Heroes Project

Middle- and high-school students celebrate the stories of individuals who have impacted our world for the better.

15 October 2024Middle School
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Raising a Village

Middle-school students work together to construct an enclosed play area for the class pet hamster.

16 September 2024Middle School
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Ocean Animal Sculptures

Young students collaborate to create large-scale shark sculptures and learn about the various parts of the shark.

16 September 2024Early Childhood
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A Tale of Two Landscapes

Elementary students consider composition, examine details, and utilize the elements and principles while creating realistic and abstract paintings.

15 August 2024Elementary
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ClipCard: Geometric Kinetic Sculpture

How can students use geometric shapes to create a kinetic sculpture? Students will deconstruct various materials to create geometric shapes to form a sculpture.

15 April 2024Middle School
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Clipcard: Primary Color Collage

How can students use art tools in different ways to create a collage? Students will create a collage by using primary colors, different lines and shapes, and printing with recycled cardboard.

14 March 2024Early Childhood
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The Mindful Art of Keeping Others in Mind

I wanted to come up with a way to contextualize mindful strategies so students could practice self-regulation while talking through an uncomfortable feeling with a friend or listening to another person without jumping to conclusions. The solution was surprisingly simple. I would give students a collaborative assignment with no obvious solution, and we would mindfully work through the difficulties we encountered with painting and conversation.

1 March 2024Early Childhood
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Advocacy: All Signs Point to Art

Art educator, Leah Kruger, challenged students to take the idea of road signs and redesign them to express messages about art.

15 December 2023Advocacy
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Focus In: Plastic with a Purpose

The Washed Ashore organization builds and exhibits aesthetically powerful art to educate a global audience about plastic pollution in the ocean and waterways and to spark positive changes in consumer habits. Learn how the Washed Ashore project served as a catalyst for students to use plastic trash to create works of art.

15 December 2023Advocacy
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Under Construction

Elementary students use architectural principles in a cardboard sculpture project inspired by abstract artist Elizabeth Murray.

15 October 2023Elementary
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ClipCard: Packaging Reimagined

Middle-school students create a drawing by envisioning a shape created from blister packaging.

15 October 2023Middle School