Art Experience
Duke Ellington once said, “The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.” We feel listening skills are one of the pillars of learning; listening, observing, using your senses and expanding their range are all crucial for a successful education. Experiencing works that will help you know parts of yourself that otherwise might be hidden or undeveloped are also important for developing hearts and minds.
We think that a clear path to creative thinking, confident self-expression and honoring your dreams is a blend of keen observation and knowledge of self.
Dreaming Tree exposes children to music and art in two ways. Every Wednesday we spend twenty minutes listening to or looking at an artist and getting to know their name and the names of songs and paintings.
We also, along with traditional children’s song and rhymes play jazz, blues, and samba etc. during a diverse range of activities, from dancing, (of course), to painting, block building, and clean up time, to name a few.
Art Making
Exercising fine motor skills, practicing and gaining fine muscle control and strengthening eye-hand motor coordination, are only one of the many benefits of painting, sculpting and making collages. Students also learn about shapes, proportions, and texture among other key elements of design. They are , also, allowed to express feelings in a safe way, make choices to solve problems, and because there is no wrong or right in art, experience success.
Duke Ellington once said, “The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.” We feel listening skills are one of the pillars of learning; listening, observing, using your senses and expanding their range are all crucial for a successful education. Experiencing works that will help you know parts of yourself that otherwise might be hidden or undeveloped are also important for developing hearts and minds.
We think that a clear path to creative thinking, confident self-expression and honoring your dreams is a blend of keen observation and knowledge of self.
Dreaming Tree exposes children to music and art in two ways. Every Wednesday we spend twenty minutes listening to or looking at an artist and getting to know their name and the names of songs and paintings.
We also, along with traditional children’s song and rhymes play jazz, blues, and samba etc. during a diverse range of activities, from dancing, (of course), to painting, block building, and clean up time, to name a few.
Art Making
Exercising fine motor skills, practicing and gaining fine muscle control and strengthening eye-hand motor coordination, are only one of the many benefits of painting, sculpting and making collages. Students also learn about shapes, proportions, and texture among other key elements of design. They are , also, allowed to express feelings in a safe way, make choices to solve problems, and because there is no wrong or right in art, experience success.
