MISSION,
VISION, VALUES: “RICHER”
COMMUNITY
ART PROJECT with ARTS IN STARK
Fourth grade artists are
brainstorming during art class to aide them in the development of our “RICHER”
comic book heroes. Each student is working towards a deeper understanding of
Lake Local School’s district values during Art, Guidance and Language Arts
classes. Lake Local’s Mission, Vision, Values are remembered more easily for
students through the use of the acronym “RICHER”. Our values are Respect,
Integrity, Citizenship, Honesty, Everyone as a Unique Individual and
Responsibility. Through this study, all fourth grade artists will be encouraged
and supported in the creation of a new super hero that represents one of these
distinct values.
Many of our younger students do
not yet understand what each of our district values actually mean, so we
started with identifying and defining each of them during art class. We would
like our students to be more aware of the core values for the district, but
also use what they are learning in art and Guidance to support the Language
Arts Common Core standards and objectives.
We have taken this unique
opportunity with Arts In Stark and district’s funding to create a more vested
interest and understanding of the district’s values for our students. I am absolutely thrilled to be working in collaboration with
Arts In Stark, a non-profit organizational campaign, who supports the arts in
our area schools.
Beginning with a unique graphic organizer, students were
divided into groups to further examine each of the values. We had students enlarge a modified copy of the smaller group work to a
poster size which they will take back to their classrooms for display. In
collaboration with classroom teachers, students will begin work on the creation
of a “character map” that will identify their character’s traits such as what
they think, stand for, look like and feel. By first creating and utilizing a
character map that focuses on the traits, characteristics, and goals, students
will begin the first stages in creation of a visually expressive super hero
based on the district’s values in art class.
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| Student Character Map |
Through our brainstorming
sessions, students have identified and named sources for art making ideas (e.g.
self, environment, and other people) that yielded many guidelines, ideas, and
conceptual decisions for their upcoming “RICHER HERO” project. The students
also generated ideas for discussing and assessing works of art with peers and
teachers during art class.
We are so fortunate to be in this
partnership with AIS because generally due to a lack of funding, most
schools do not have the kind of support and eagerness to feature special shows
and projects exclusively through the Arts for their students. Over the past few
years we have been able to bring in a wide range of enthusiastic, and uniquely
talented, artistically and musically inclined guests. As the year unfolds, we are looking forward to sharing
these unique experiences with the community along the way. Again, we are grateful to
be working with AIS and plan for this year to be incredibly memorable for
our students and our community.
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