Teaching Artist Practicum:
Placement #1: Urban Arts Academy, Preschool, Wednesday 1:15 - 4:00 (2.75 Hours)
Placement #2: Whittier International Elementary School, Teachers Susan Buchholz and Angela Olson, Kindergarten, Did Not Attend (0 Hours)
Shadowing: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Angela Olson, No Shadowing Opportunity This Week (0 Hours)
Urban Arts Academy - Preschool
Wednesday, March 13th 1:15 - 4:00 ( 2.75 Hours)
Once again, I arrived early to Urban Arts Academy on Wednesday! The preschoolers in room 208 were relocated to the basement due to water leakage in their room, so I sort of floated between the two classes of preschoolers, and they spent a lot of time burning all their energy in the gym. When I wasn’t in the gym playing catch with kids, I sat down at a few tables and watched students color images of instruments and pots. The students had just finished up making pinch pots on a previous day. I noticed a lot of the kids like to help each-other color, thinking one person colors certain parts of the drawing better than they do, so they ask if they can work together - collaboration! And they don’t even realize it. There wasn’t much structure to the day due to the unexpected room shift, so I did a lot of monitoring and just talking with a few students here and there. It’s really interesting to see personalities shift from week to week, a student who causes a lot of trouble one week can turn around and be the sweetest the next. So, I realize it’s really important to give all students the attention and extra love they need because you never know what has impacted their day, the same goes for everyone you meet in life and on your day to day basis - both children and adults. Each time I am at Urban Arts, I take away a lot of lessons and new ways to look at things which I love. It’s sad a lot of people don’t give children the time of day - those people are really lacking and don’t realize all the great things they are missing.
Whittier International Elementary - Kindergarten
Monday, March 11th, 12:15 - 3:00 (0 Hours)
I did not attend Whittier Elementary this week due to being ill. I am in the process of completing my PBM and my presentation for my Arts Integrated ‘Celebrations’ Lesson on Monday the 25th.
Minneapolis Institute of Art - Open Studio Day Shadowing
No Shadowing Opportunity This Week
Personal Update
This last week leading up to break was a crazy one, and there still is a crazy amount of things going on. I completed my Merit Scholarship installation, and I am really looking forward to hearing the results in about a week or so - It was a lot of work! I also am still working on finalizing my pitch/presentation for the Arts Entrepreneurship Department’s ‘Pitchfest’ on April 5th. I have entered my idea Project Courtside, which is a large-scale public art project dedicated to transforming run down basketball courts all around Minneapolis into beautiful and engaging works of public art and places of play, bringing together ideas of art, sports, and community. I also have a motion graphic piece I will be finishing up this coming week that has been in the making for about a month, so I’m looking forward to things (hopefully) settling down a little bit to catch my breath - and looking forward to finally not being sick!
