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Bellwoods Playschool uses a child-centred, socially conscious pedagogy to engage young children in social and artistic thought and action. Using what the city has to offer, we empower our students with the knowledge to be socially and environmentally responsible citizens while they develop into explorers of their urban landscape.

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A valuable aspect of the Bellwoods Playschool program is to empower children as navigators of their city. We journey on regular excursions, by foot and by public transportation, to art galleries, museums and cultural events, as well as markets, parks and city landmarks.

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Our Playschool runs on a model that links a range of artists together to engage and inspire children. We like to bring in different perspectives and actively pursue a diverse teaching staff. As such, professional educators and artists trade chalkboards for personal anecdotes and textbooks for real life experiences. Together, they create an atmosphere that is at once intellectually stimulating and deeply personalized.


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Mutu Inspired Collages

We will be continuing our 2D vs. 3D work, making different collages and sculptures. Here are the collages the children made yesterday! In Mutu's exhibit, there is a section with strange animals that she created with a few cut outs, ink and sparkles. I pre-cut the parts out, and the boys had to choose each piece out of a hat. This avoided battling over who gets what animal body. I think they also enjoyed having to close their eyes to choose what they had to work with.

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 28, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

    Love these collages, they remind me of one of my favorite artists...Romare Bearden. http://www.nga.gov/feature/bearden/images/pagephotos/170-025.jpg

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  2. ______________________________May 2, 2010 at 7:31 p.m.

    Super! We will definitely take a look at this work together!

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