Help me give my students alginate for making molds, plaster for making casts, and sandpaper for smoothing them out!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Farel's classroom raised $321
This project is fully funded
My Students
My students are brilliant, and courageous risk-taking individuals that are ready to explore more media in art! They are proud and hardworking IB DP Visual Art students!
We use art as a form of communication and as a way to build community in the classroom.
Art informs an understanding of ourselves and the world we live in.
More than three quarters of students at my school are categorized as low-income and receive free or reduced price school meals. My school is inclusive, diverse, welcoming, and prepares students for life after High School.
My Project
I am requesting plaster, sandpaper and alginate for making molds, plaster for making casts, and sandpaper for smoothing them out!
As part of the IB DP course, students must work in two to three media types including 3D/sculpture.
I surveyed the class, giving them a few options of sculpture ideas we can do next year to meet this requirement. They agreed, making molds and life casting would be an ideal assignment. With the materials I am requesting, my students will create a life cast, and then add another component to the sculpture to connect it to their cohesive year two theme.
This will empower students to make meaningful work, connect with each other, and share their stories. This project will allow each student to be independent, use their natural creativity to create unique works, and communicate something about themselves. They will be asked to pay attention to the distinction between thoughts and things, subjects and objects. We will also talk about physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development and growth as humans. We will reflect on changes that have been made in the last four years of high school - the milestones, hardships, etc. This project will create community, articulate subjectiveness, and network ideas.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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