The Ratner Montessori School Art Program

This is my last blog post for the 2019-2020 school year. I know things have been different this year, but we creatives thrive with different. I hope your child found one or two projects that informed them in a new way, taught them to see something they had not seen before or even found entertainment in creating. While I will take working in person with all my students over anything on a computer screen, I am grateful for the technology to connect during this pandemic. I thank you all for your kind support, helping your child navigate creating and finding materials for projects at home and for sending me pictures and videos of their art. I appreciate you all and look forward to seeing you all again when we return. 

Kindergarten Art 

VIDEO

Elementary I Art (1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade) 

VIDEO

Elementary II Art (4th, 5th and 6th Grade) 

VIDEO

7th and 8th Grade Art 

VIDEO

The Ratner Montessori School Art Program

I had a great time preparing the video lessons this week. I have presented several lessons over the past couple of months and am getting better and learning more each time I adapt. It is really interesting to present lessons in a new format after 16 years! I worked inside school last week shutting down the art room and packing up student work for return. Every student had art work at school to be picked up, I tried to protect the work as best as I could with the available materials. The Elementary I students have the most work returning as I had saved all their work for the Art and Music Extravaganza. I know you all value the creative work your child creates and I am glad to know that you will discuss the work together and hopefully display the art in your home for a while. Next week will be the final set of art videos for the year. 

This is the art produced from 1 class!