Residency - Urban Arts Academy - Tamar Ghidalia - 4.00 Hours
I’ve started my first week at Urban Arts Academy on March 1st. I’ll be working with a gal named Anna during the duration of my residency. That afternoon she planned on making marble paper with the kids. All it took was shaving cream, food coloring dye, and paper. It was a ton of fun to make the paper and to interact with the children. The kids had a lot of fun with the project too, mainly because it was a messy one.
The place has ceased to amaze me with the activities done for the kids, the staff on hand, and the location of the academy. It’ll be a nice change of pace from being at Barton (7-8th graders). I’m excited to work with the young kids and and interact with them while working Anna, who takes care of those set of kids.
The after school program is broken up into two sections. One group is from 2-4pm, and the second group from 4-6pm. Each group does the same exact activity that Anna has planned. I’ll probably have to do that exact way of teaching because of the two groups of kids, which is fine with me.
I’m very excited for what awaits me here at Urban Arts. It’s nice to come from Barton, which is fast-paced and lacks time to interact with the kids, to an after school program where I can interact with K-3rd graders for hours. I look forward to all the possibilities of creating a fun lesson plan for the kids at this residency.