Hidden gems of our Art Partners Outreach are Silvermine’s innovative poetry and literacy workshops that are designed to overlap with our visual arts programming. Elementary school children become acquainted with new ways of learning literacy in a fun and encouraging way! Acknowledging the season in words, students share details of their nature walks at Earthplace in Westport and their visual art.
With Poet-in-Residence Adair Heitmann, 2nd graders spend four days learning to compose the Japanese poetic form of haiku. It is wonderful to see the children’s faces light up as they create unique ways to describe a fleeting moment or emotion. In the end, each child formally celebrates their thoughtful writing with a firm and clear voice, presenting their poetry to their peers with pride and conviction!
Art Partners programs set goals and objectives for students to visually explore topics being taught in their classrooms. Children are encouraged to learn skills that can be translated to their classroom curricula using their own experiences and imagination.
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