Education
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Henna Party!
This weekend I was asked to do henna for a little girl’s 9th birthday party. I always love doing henna parties, especially for kids. They are so inquisitive, and excited to learn about henna! When I tell them it comes from a plant they are amazed, and start asking even more questions. It is so…
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Earth Day
In honor of Earth day this year, I did all recycled material activities for our recent Arts in Action community event. In my room people were able to create sculptures from recycled materials like plastic containers and old toys. Another station was to use plastic bottles to make flowers which were then glued to old…
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Softball Time!
I love being the Ridgely middle school girls softball coach! This is my 6th year coaching. Last weekend we took the middle school girls to practice with the Dulaney high school softball team, a lot of our students go to Dulaney for high school. Coach Dave really set up a wonderful practice. There were 4…
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Spirituality in Art Education
How do we connect spirituality to art education? The best way to find answers is through dialogue, with others or with self.
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Nature Mandalas
Learning how ephemeral life truly is and to love what is here right now. – Day Schildkret
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Family Haikus
A few of my students participated in the Team BCPS Haiku Contest! There were a total of over 2,000 entries! 1,494 entries were received from elementary school students, 383 from middle school students, 343 from high school students.
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Caring for our Watershed
This year my green club students wrote proposals for a contest called Caring for our Watershed, Turning ideas into environmental solutions! The CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS program asks students to submit a proposal that answers the question, “What can you do to improve your watershed?” Students must research their local watershed, identify an environmental concern and draft a written proposal…
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Ridgely Gardeners
Students work together to clean up and beautify a Baltimore County Public School, while helping the pollinators.
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CleanAir Partners Poster Contest
This year my students are participating in the CleanAir Partners poster contest. “Clean air is central to our mission to help individuals who live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an umbrella term for respiratory conditions that include emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and certain forms of asthma. Improving the quality of our air must be a…
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