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Tag Archives: Primary school
Art Education | New Insects By 10-Year Olds
Insects are in danger and we need to help them. By inventing new, hybrid species, we can do this. I am doing a one year course to become an artist in school. Art education, a personal eye-opener. Tomorrow I am … Continue reading
Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, Education, KIDS ART, OUT OF THE BOX, work
Tagged art education, art monkeys, create, creative class, life, Primary school, teaching
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Art Education | Vertical Gardens By 6-Year Olds
This week I also conducted a workshop with the youngest in school, 6 year olds. They were explained that we need more insects and flowers, but we have little space for flower fields in the city. Therefor we need to … Continue reading
Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, KIDS ART
Tagged alarm, ART, art monkeys, bees, butterflies, Collage, Education, flowers, garden, green, insects, KIDS ART, leaves, lessen, paper, Primary school, school, trees, vertical garden
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Funky Flying Creature To The Rescue
One of the first results from a workshop I did at the Flevopark School in my neighborhood. Insects are in danger and we need to help them. By inventing new, hybrid species, we can do this. This funky flying … Continue reading
Posted in ART, bloow, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, KIDS ART
Tagged alarm, amsterdam inspiration, ART, Children, create, creature, Education, flevopark school, hybrid, insects, KIDS ART, lesson, lessons, life, Primary school, teaching, waste
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What Will 11 Years-Olds Say To Man-Made Bugs?
Tomorrow I am doing a workshop with 11 and 12 year olds on insects. As an artist I inspire them (diverge in educational lingo) to create a new insect, a man-made hybrid of technology and biology, to survive – and … Continue reading
Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, EARLY WORKS, KIDS ART
Tagged Amsterdam, ART, artist, basisonderwijs, BIK, close-up, creativity, details, Education, inspiration, kunsteducatie, lessons, martha rosler, miniature, mosquito, Primary school, teaching
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Reflector | Early Work As A Teacher
You would think everything here on earth has been discovered by now. If you would want to find something new, where would you go? How would you travel? This was the question I put upon a group of 8 and … Continue reading
Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, EARLY WORKS, Education, KIDS ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, TEXT, Things I made, work
Tagged Amsterdam, ART, art education, art project, artist, BIK, create, creative teacher, Dapper, deep sea, deep space, Education, make, museum, Primary school, project, recyclables, school, space ship, tacher, teaching, tichelaar, underwater, vessel, wilma tichelaar, wilson, workshop
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Scary and yukkie are key today
Today is Halloween, and although celebrating Halloween is rather new in Holland, in schools it is a welcome opportunity to celebrate and dress up! Here are a few ideas for the snacks. (Scary and yukkie are the key elements to … Continue reading
Posted in (B)OOST, ONLINE FINDS
Tagged brains, Cakes, celebration, chocolate, gross, Halloween, invititation, kids party, mummy, party, Primary school, scary, skeleton, snacks, swamp juice, trick or treat, yukkie
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Motivational posters by 12 year olds
From the workshop and show described in my last post Hello World! one more selection of art. It’s from the Farewell Book of the eldest children, group 8, aged 11 and 12. Every year a book of hopes and dreams … Continue reading
