The students’ love for Creative Arts.
The
students’ love for Creative Arts.
When I
started teaching Creative Arts at Olives three weeks ago, I had no
idea what to expect from the students. Would they hate my projects?
Had the art projects I did as a child become outdated? My fears were
completely unwarranted.
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| Making and flying paper planes..... |
The
students, Standards One through Seven, have demonstrated an
unparalleled excitement over projects as simple as drawing their
families or creating envelopes for letters they wrote in English
class.
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| The children love the creative arts lessons... |
The love
for Creative Arts at Olives has been truly inspiring. I walk to
school in the morning and students run up to me to ask if I will be
teaching their Standard today. Just last week, I taught Standards One
and Two how to make Hand Turkeys, an American Elementary School
pastime. The novelty of tracing one’s hand and turning it into an
animal amazed the students. In subsequent classes over a week later,
students are still tracing their hands and turning them into turkeys.
I love the students’ excitement over getting supplies like coloured
pencils and paper. You should see the way they covet white printer
paper!
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| Volunteers Molly and Alex with Standard 3 |
I only
have one week left in Mombasa. I’m going to miss the students’
love for Creative Arts. Being able to encourage the students’
creativity has been one of the best experiences of my life.
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| The smiles say it all..... |
By Molly
Morley - Volunteer
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