For the past month I've been teaching an art class once a week. Well, teaching is a relative term. It would be more accurate to say I've been organizing and facilitating an art class. I do not know much about art, but I know kids love to create and I decided to make space in our school schedule for that. And it's been a success.
There are two classes - one for the older kids and one for the younger kids. We gather in the community house where there's a big table for everyone to spread out, and the creativity unleashes.
I love seeing how varied the final products are. The same project produces such different results and I love it!
I will admit that the older kids are easier to work with. No surprise there. They're more independent and capable. But they also take a lot longer because they're more particular about their work, especially the girls. The younger kids have fun doing their projects as simply and quickly as possible. Usually the younger kids are done in half the time the older kids took!
Most weeks I end up digging through our craft bin to see what supplies I have on hand, then cobbling together an art project. It's taken creativity on my own part to create creative opportunities for the kids!
It definitely takes time and energy, but it's been well worth it. By all accounts, the kids love it. Which is all I care about.
With all the hats I wear these days, "art teacher" is currently one of my favorites.
Sometimes these art classes make me wish I had an art class of my own :)
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