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Submitted by admin on Mon, 2011-08-08 15:02
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The arts provide a transitional link between the classroom as community and the neighborhoods that surround our school.

The arts provide a transitional link between the classroom as community and the neighborhoods that surround our school.

Community Arts Projects
By Alexandra Savvas and Naomi Randolph

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A neighborhood walk is a great way to introduce a community unit.
Children interview community members for our class newspaper.
Student participation provides confidence and a sense of pride.
Boxes, blocks and toys are used to create a model of our school community.
Outlining the mural before adding color.
Children paint a background mural for our shoe store.
Each child draws and watercolors a part of the neighborhood map.
The mural brightens up the shoe store and brings it to life!
Children mixing paints for the mural.
Creating a mural is a great way to deepen any study!
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