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- January 9, 2012 After a prolonged winter holiday enjoying the long nights, cooler temperatures and seasonal celebrations, the children are back at school. It has been wonderful watching them immerse themselves in their work… Continue Reading »
- December 13, 2011 The weather outside has been frightful, but that doesn’t mean we can’t cozen up our wintry days with a few reminders of warmer months. Beverly helped the XP students make these glorious ice… Continue Reading »
- December 12, 2011 To sum up the past week in a single word, that word is PUPPETS! Puppets continue to take over the studio. The process of puppet making in the studio is… Continue Reading »
- November 7, 2011 Chocolate pudding paint? Well why not? I began with a table covered in plastic wrap and taped with blue painters tape (for no other reason than it was in large… Continue Reading »
- November 4, 2011 I introduced the puppet studio, made from a large cardboard box painted black and given a curtain and back door, as a provocation for dramatic expression. The children were eager… Continue Reading »
- November 1, 2011 When I prepare for a day in the studio with the toddlers, there are several considerations that come into play. One is that the studio central supplies have many objects… Continue Reading »
- October 31, 2011 The children spent a week discovering the new works in the studio. They enjoyed painting with colors inspired by fall, tracing leaves carefully gathered from our outdoor environment onto beautiful… Continue Reading »
- October 27, 2011 Perhaps it will be interesting to many of you if I share a birds-eye view of the studio and our celebration of fall. I consider every aspect of the studio… Continue Reading »
- October 17, 2011 To initiate a week long celebration of autumn, we decorated the school with pumpkins of many shapes and varieties and tied several corn stalk bundles to the arbors and gates…. Continue Reading »
- September 26, 2011 The leaves are swaying toward a colorful farewell. Trees are donning golden dresses and the mornings are far cooler than they were just a few weeks ago. Autumn has arrived…. Continue Reading »
