G7 Mandala Collaboration is Nearly Complete STEP 1: Go to LST (Lawrence S. Ting School) and learn technique 1. (Concentric circles) STEP 2: LST students come to our school and we teach them technique 2. (Folding) STEP 3: We all use You Tube and learn technique 3. (Seed) STEP 4: Create our own designs based... Continue Reading →
Our Mandala Exhibit Was AWESOME!
Last Thursday we had our first Mandala event through advisory. The grade 7s had been working so hard on their mandalas that I decided to put together a celebration exhibition. We had their personal mandalas, mobiles and umbrellas on display. I also had the projector going with their stop motions and photos demonstrating the complicated... Continue Reading →
The Grade 7 Umbrellas Are Finished.
The Grade 7 umbrellas are nearly finished most students need to outline and varnish their work. Next week they will be working on a Stop Motion animation incorporating the umbrella. I have created this quick video to celebrate their progress in Studio 300. I hope you like it. If you have troubles with the video please... Continue Reading →
Mandala Madness in Grade 7
"The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organisational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both... Continue Reading →
Grade 8 Mandalas
The grade 8s have successfully finished their shoe drawings. Now they are learning about Mandalas. After viewing a brief Powerpoint they then applied what they had just learnt to a CD. They results were really gorgeous. If we had CDs which were shiny on both sides I would have loved to get them to add... Continue Reading →