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Why can't they live in fake trees?

In the first lesson, learners' prior knowledge regarding endangered animals was documented. They were shown 2 minute videos on endangered animals such as Cotton- Top Tamarin, Diana and Roloway Monkey. Also, we discussed about endangered animals in Pakistan such as Eagle Ray, Mountain weasel and Asian Black Bear. 

Learners were divided into groups to make a collage of an endangered animal of their choice. 

They were introduced to Andy Warhol's 'Endangered Species'-screen prints on endangered animals. I love the way they were curious about the butterfly in particular which made me go home and search about Silver spot butterfly.

At the end of the lesson, we discussed about making comic strips on endangered animals. S asked about why do we have to make comics (which are supposed to be funny) on endangered animals while A was curious to know about 'why can't Cotton-top tamarins live in fake trees', if their habitat is being destroyed to construct roads and houses.

In the next art class, A excitedly read some pages from her personal diary regarding the information she had collected about Bengal Tigers.

We discussed about characters, setting, panels, sounds, speech and thought bubbles, and comics with just visuals. Learners talked about Pakistani superhero comic book named Pakistan Man. They shared their interest in storytelling. A group of learners decided to make a comic strip on quagga.

The discussions during the art lessons led up to questions such as do we need zoos? Even if scientists try to bring certain animals back from the dead (De-extinction), will we as humans take care of them?

Year 2016

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Like we draw but he uses objects instead

24/10/2016: As an art specialist teaching at Headstart School, it is exciting to see how students perceive different art works,  express themselves through art and are curious about everything and anything!

A few days ago, I was talking to a friend of mine and showed him a few of my students’ drawings. We talked about their unique drawing styles and compared it to how we were ‘taught’ drawing in our art college. Did we really need those drawing classes especially figure drawing classes? Was it a 'bad’ drawing if I didn’t make a proportionate figure?  I ended up telling him “I so wish I could draw like them!”

I experience many magical moments! Like a few days back, eight years old artists were introduced to the 'Readymades’ of Marcel Duchamp and were asked “But is it art?” to which A quickly replied “Yes! He used objects to make art! He joined objects to make something different. Like we draw but he uses objects instead.”  I was astonished to hear her answer!

Bicycle Wheel by Marcel Duchamp

Last week, seven years old artists were asked “Can you go around the art class and pick an item that you think is art?”  “Oh YAYY!’’ shouted one of them and started to explore the shelves in the art class. They picked an item, wrote the name of that item on a sticky note or drew a drawing of it and excitedly came running towards me. "It has a butterfly and a flower. It has a design on the roof and a number plate!” explained R who was holding a tiny model of a rickshaw.

H on the other hand picked an empty plastic bottle (covered with paint) and opened and peeped inside and said “It is colorful and nice from inside. It has the color brown. It smells like 7 Up!” I loved the way he peeped inside the bottle and also asked me to look inside. I got surprised to see beautiful patterns inside it… and then it occurred to me that I never even once bothered to peep inside the bottle even though it has been lying in my art room for a long time!

One of my teachers once defined artist as an 'investigator’. I’m glad to be surrounded by little investigators every day!

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Space Exploration

20/05/2017

A few weeks ago, nine years old artists created a model of the Solar System in the art class while learning about the different components of the Solar System and characteristics of planets.

F who always comes up with creative ideas asked me, "Can we now make our own movie about space?" His eyes shone with excitement as he heard "Yes!" Together F, S, N, A, R and M worked as a group to make a short stop-motion animation on space.

They wrote a script...

They enjoyed every minute of it...

Video stills:

I love how N explained that "I had fun making this video because we were all directors."

Later, learners filled the reflection sheet and came up with more innovative ideas...

It was wonderful to see talented artists co-operating well to make an awesome fiction movie! 

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How did you get the idea of making soup cans?

18/05/2017

Central Idea: How Pop artists critique society through their work and how its' specifically responded to, by incorporation into consumerism

Today it was fun impersonating Andy Warhol- Painting my hair white, wearing his iconic sunglasses and holding an empty can of Campbell's soup...

At 9:30 am, seven years old artists had a conversation with Andy Warhol!

"How do you get the idea of making so many things in one time? How did you get the idea of making soup cans?Why do you love art so much? What else did you paint? Why do you use different colors in your art?" were some of the questions they excitedly asked Andy Warhol.

Inspired by Andy Warhol, they drew a popular product of their choice and repeated the image four times.

At the end of the class, M smiled and handed me a note that read:

Later in the day, S ran towards me, a twinkle in her eyes and expressed her thoughts in the following words-"Miss Yumna! You were on a vacation and you know...we met ANDY WARHOL today. It was so much fun!"

I LOVE the way, they interviewed Andy Warhol. It was interesting to have the following conversation:

M: But I think Impressionist paintings were better!

A: No! I like those ones more. (She quickly pointed towards the Abstract Expressionist painting)

Andy Warhol: How can you say one style is better than another? You ought to be able to be an Abstract Expressionist next week or a Pop artist, or a realist, without feeling you've given up something. I think that would be so great, to be able to change styles.

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America aur Islamabad may suba hai

02/04/2017: Do you remember the movie 'Hook' starring Robin Williams?

I remember my favorite part was where Peter Pan discovers that he has to imagine the food in his empty plate and bowl. As soon as he imagines the food, the empty plates are suddenly filled with delicious food and scrumptious neon colored cakes. So without imagination, the food doesn't exist.

There have been such moments in the past where I have experienced this kind of a Peter Pan moment.

A few months ago, six years old learners were learning about how artists use natural resources in their daily lives in a variety of ways. During one of their art activities, they made lots of bowls using the paper mache technique. Once they were finished painting it, they started talking about what they found interesting in each other's bowls. I still recall how M excitedly shared his view on one particular bowl - he described it as having “colors of the beach" in which blue represented the sea, brown- the sand, orange- the sun and green- the seaweed.

I absolutely LOVED the way he described the paper mache bowl!

A few weeks later, five years old artists were asked to make a daytime scene using the collage technique for the unit of inquiry, 'The Earth's natural cycles influence the activity of living things'. Everyone created different activities that occur during the daytime. F.A, upon completing his collage, cheerfully described the scenario in his artwork as "America aur Islamabad may suba hai. Islamabad may kite urr rahi hai."

This week I was having a conversation with F, a nine year old learner, regarding artists, art and art supplies. She added "My favorite painting in the world is 'The Starry Night'. It's about the feeling of stars. They are happy! Look at their colors."

Whether it's M describing the colors of the paper mache bowl, F talking about 'The Starry Night', or F.A explaining two different places in his painting, I believe it's all about one's perception and imagination!

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(via H. H. Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum Pakistani School, Dubai - Dubai, Pakistani, UAE, Al Qusais, behind Al Mulla Plaza,)

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See the face of the principal who was burnt alive at Pakistani school while her students watched

See the face of the principal who was burnt alive at Pakistani school while her students watched

Mrs Kazi, the principal of Army Public School and College in Peshawar which was attacked by Taliban militants yesterday Dec. 16th was set on fire by jihadists who made her students watch her burn to death. The principal was reportedly targeted because she was married to retired army colonel

Another terrorist reportedly went into another classroom which had 60 students in it and blew himself up,…

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Oahu’s North Shore Heroes Save Lives (VIDEO)

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Want to see something amazing? The world-famous Banzai Pipeline Masters on Oahu’s treacherous North Shore turned deadly this year. But then the water-patrol lifeguards turned into instant heroes in the dangerous surf.

Aritz Aranburu (Spain) had a broken surf board lashed to his ankle and was floundering. Watch.

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