Art! Why is art so important? Why even create? Learning how to express ourselves is a life long journey that does not have an end point, instilling this practice of creative expression at any early age is so important. During childhood the need to explore and expand their world is part of the process into stepping into their next phase of development. As adults in their lives how can we foster this need to express ourselves. Each of us has a unique way of how we like to show off who we are, our values, and what we deem as important.
A core philosophy of After School Art Enrichment is giving kids the space to explore different visual arts in order to get to that "ahah" moment where they learn how to problem solve and build on new ways to look at situation all through a creative expressive lens. Mixed with the mindfulness aspect of the program, kids will learn new ways to scan their emotions to become more aware of them and how they influence our lives.
Having emotions is a great thing, they lead us to learn more about ourselves plus the greater world around. Learning how to express ourselves is a huge and important part of what is means to be human, it also can be hard to do! Having healthy outlets such as the arts can create the space kids needs to shine their inner world out to those around them and learn how to become more reliant on their emotions and what they mean.
Excited for the start of the program this week! It will be such a great dive into emotions and color theory for the month of February.
We will mix it up with different visual art activities and have fun while doing so!
xx,
Anya
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