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What is this workshop?
Arts and Crafts Teachers training workshops
One of the activities taken up by the network is disseminating information about good educational methodologies. As part of this Ravi Aluganti (of Akshara) and Chitra Krishnamurthy (Vikasana School) have been conducting 3 day teacher workshops on integrating arts and crafts in the curriculum. The workshop will cover both arts and crafts by themselves and also its use in teaching/learning more conventional subjects.
Why art and craft in schools?
Art and craft is an activity, there is an element of play in this activity. Children learn best when they participate in activity and are encouraged in what they do naturally. Through arts and crafts children get an opportunity to explore and experiment with a wide variety of materials, patterns, colors, textures and so on. The teacher needs to only facilitate the process, make the required material available and initially help the children master a few skills. The children then very easily get involved in what they are doing and almost always initiate the activity on their own. When an activity is self - directed the children do not get bored. This also helps improve concentration. The activities are conducted in groups which help the child feel as a responsible part of the group and cuts across differences in age and ability. There is a sense of sharing and co-operation rather than competition.
Art and craft is an essential part of learning that fosters creativity, co-operation, empathy, sensitivity, stability and values, which are often not measurable. Many traditional subjects can be taught more effectively using arts and crafts. By giving importance to art and craft we are communicating to the child that values other than academic achievement are recognized.
What do Ravi Aluganti and Chitra Krishnamurthy plan to do?
During the three-day workshop on Art and Craft the participants will be given an opportunity to:
- To explore their creative talents.
- Make useful things for themselves and others.
- See how arts and crafts can be integrated with other subjects like Mathematics and Life Sciences.
- Learn how to introduce these activities in the classroom within the capacities of the children.
- Experiment with different painting techniques.
- Experiment with needle work.
- Draw with different mediums.
- Understand the techniques of perspective in drawings.
- Learn to use the black board more efficiently.
- Do paper work (origami, paper cutting and sticking).
- Make simple toys, puppets and masks.
- Draw different geometric shapes.
- Make solid shapes with paper.
- Collage work.
- Try their hand at calligraphy and lettering.
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