During our Friday lesson this week a wonderful thing occurred. It displayed trust and an openness to express and be vulnerable. The greatest part of it was that it came from a number of different students and it came of their own volition. At Sarah Gregory’s suggestion I decided to begin the …
On May 5, 2016, ASI is excited to be painting a mural at Penn Treaty Middle/High School! The hallways in the video below will soon be turned into a collaborative mural, with the help of volunteers from Guy Carpenter.
Lesson These lessons are intended to reinforce the shape/color curriculum being covered at the preschool sites. Students will learn to identify shapes, colors, fruits, and vegetables, create pattern, develop fine motor skills through working with clay, and practice expressing ideas, talking to peers, respecting self/others, following directions and working together. …
Penn Treaty Reflection Notes from Conversation with Nicole There is an overlap among the students that attend the Penn Treaty Afterschool and In-School program, some students attend all three sessions. Approximately 7-9 students regularly attend the Monday After-School Claymation Program at Penn Treaty. Over the course of the semester, 100% …
Shissler Recreation Center Preschool Ceramics Class Teachers: Sarah Gregory and Ellen Scolnic ASI Spring 2016 Time: Thursdays, 9am-11am Dates: January 28-April 14 2016. Students: 21 Lesson Reinforce the shape/color curriculum being covered at the preschool sites. Students will learn to identify shapes, colors, fruits, and vegetables, create pattern, develop fine …
In the preschool classes, many students are learning to interact with the world away from home for the first time. Everything is new, and both exciting and scary. For some of our preschoolers who are English Language Learners (ELL), there are additional challenges. This may be some of their first …
In the preschool classes, many students are learning to interact with the world away from home for the first time. Everything is new, and both exciting and scary. For some of our preschoolers who are English Language Learners (ELL), there are additional challenges. This may be some of their first …
Earlier this month, I interviewed a few students in the Penn Treaty after-school clay animation class. I was curious to know how the students perceive their art as expressive communication, a connection to their friends and the world beyond their middle school. Below is an abridged transcript of our interview. Keisha: 8th grade, …
