Welcome to the Wonderdome

 September 24, 2024 Hello everyone! We have been so busy in the art studio the past couple of weeks! We are working hard to build our sketchbooks that we will be using in each class as a place where we will begin ENVISIONING different potential ideas which we will bring to life through the materials in our studio! Right now we are still in the beginning stages of our EXPLORATION, as we are doing a whole lot of learning about how artists act in the WORLD, but it all starts with how we treat each other in the studio day to day.  We are also continuing to create connections between literature and our art! Our kinders and Y5's have read such books as: Lines that Wiggle, by Candace Whitman https://youtu.be/3UDqx4OQoMk?si=U0IuNoNnowO7IB9s Shapes that Roll, by Karen Nagle https://youtu.be/aZ-oGyi6MWI?si=ZcM0Hivo-BCus86p The Leaf Thief, by Alice Hemming and illustrated by Nicola Slater https://youtu.be/zLCfh4l477k?si=HSXadiX6oiDhEL70 We are beginning to lean into the STUDIO HABITS of MIND

Hello parents, families and kiddos! Welcome to the 2024-25 school year! This year you will find updates as to what is happening in the Lower-El Art Studio with Miss Emily! You will have a chance to see what we are doing weekly, gather information about artists we are looking at, techniques we are trying, and so so much more!  We will also be connected to information about upcoming events, needs in the art room and ways that you can support the ARTS in your home.                                                                                For those of you who have never had a child in my class, allow me to formally introduce myself. My name is Emily Bawol. I am a mother, artist, art educator, and art therapist. I have two daughters, also in AAPS with me (Pioneer and STEAM). I am a firm supporter of nurturing a child's sense of WONDER as they grow, and truly believe that creativity and art-making specifically is a very important language which children speak in the world. I am a TA