L 2 l breakfast

WELCOME TO THE LEARNING TO LOOK

BREAKFAST

LEARNING TO LOOK AT QR

No PHDs in Art History needed – enthusiasm is helpful

Faculty graciously welcomes volunteers into the

classroom,

Jennifer Hefner is huge supporter of this program

Very rewarding volunteer experience – you will learn as

well as the children

No wrong answer approach, all children should be

encouraged to voice their ideas

THE PACKAGE

Introduce the art work

Discuss the Art

Art Project

Field Trip

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Grade Coordinator• Schedule sessions with teacher and parent

volunteers• Assign an artist to a parent (depending on # of

volunteers in a class you can do more than 1 session)

• Email artist bio, art project info and talking points to volunteers

TRAINING

Lead by Diane Greenwald

Slated for February 9:30 – 11:30 am (make up

sessions available)

Robyn Lane insists that the training be mandatory

to ensure quality sessions in the classroom

THE CURRICULUM BY GRADE

KINDERGARTEN

Coordinators: Jen Weinberg and Betsy Polatsch

Artists: O’Keefe, Degas, Goya, Van Gogh, Bearden

Project: sculpture, self portrait, landscape, still life

and collage

Field Trip: Neuberger

1ST GRADE

Coordinator: Jen Brooks

Artists: Pollack, Davis, Calder

Projects: Action painting, cityscape, mobile

Trip: Neuberger

2ND GRADE

Coordinator: Jenny Goldban

Artist: Seurat, Monet, Van Gogh

Projects: Explore different painting techniques,

signature styles – pointilist, finger paint,

palette knife

Trip: Metropolitan museum

3RD GRADE

Coordinator: Debra Zik

Artist: Hokusai, Van Gogh, Hiroshige

Projects, laquer box, Sumi-e drawings

Trip: Hammond museum, clay art center, japanese

garden

Special Tea Ceremony in school

4TH GRADE

Coordinator: Ronnit Vasserman

We are in the process of changing the curriculum -

it will tie into colonial art

5TH GRADE

Coordinator: Shreya Mehta

Artist: Margaret Bourke White

Introduction to Photography

Use digital cameras and learn photoshop with Mr.

calvert (technology teacher)

Q &A