Arts, Environment and the Child: Walking the Wheel of the Seasons

WEDNESDAY

SATURDAY

WEEK 1:
28 September
Introductions: Program, Students, Faculty.
Project Exploration
with Guests.

Organize Harvest Festival Activity

Project Choice Forms

Assignments Due:

See
"Guide to Week 1 "

1 October  
9-10 Nature Journal

10-12 Five Elements workshop with Joyce Netishen     

12:30-2:30 Web Page Workshop

Harvest Festival
3-5pm

Assignments Due:
Have a working TESC Log-In and password

Bring Nature Journal and Journal supplies: good pen, colored pencils, w/colores, etc. (come to school at 8:30 am if you want to make your journal in class)

Reading: Leslie & Roth, pp. vi-36

WEEK 2 :
5 October

Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
workshop with Audrey Levine

Web Page Workshop 7:30-9:30

Assignments Due:

See
"Guide to Week 2"

Readings: Haas - Intro, Basics, Late Summer & Autumn

Journal "Entries"

Turn in signed Covenant, Informed Consent, Liability Waiver

Friday, October 7

Olympia Arts Walk
(Highly Recommended)

WEEK 3:
12 October    

Early Childhood
workshop with Wendy Causey

Assignments Due:

See
""Guide to Week 3 "

Readings: Holt Chapter 1

Share Journal to date

Post to WWW Project Assignments

15 October  

Mt. Rainier Field Trip

Environmental Study & Art Workshop

Assignments Due

Readings: See
"Guide to Week 3 "

WEEK 4:
19 October  

Liberal Arts Forum
TESC Longhouse
6-9 pm

Assignments Due:
See
"Guide to Week 4 "

Reading:
Liberal Arts Education

Journal "Entries"

Post to WWW Project Assignments

WEEK 5:
26 October

Marja & Guest, Zim Barnes:
Botanical Medicine: Herbs for Fall
Workshop: Herbs with & for Kids

Assignments Due:

See "Guide to Week 5 "

Reading: Botanical Medicine Packet, Tierra, pp.

Journal "Entries"

Post to WWW Project Assignments

29 October

sayuyay "Sister" Garden:
Field trip,
Film & Hands-on Activities

Assignments Due:

Readings: Garden Packet

Submit Nature Journal for review

MID-QUARTER evaluations!

WEEK 6:
2 November

Day of the Dead
Pot Luck and Celebration

Assignments Due:

See
"Guide to Week 6 "

Reading: Festivals Autumn

Plant Study (Narrative Draft)

Journal "Entries"

Post to WWW Project Assignments

WEEK 7:
9 November

Diwali celebration

Botany and Nature Journal

Assignments Due:

See
"Guide to Week 7 "

Reading:

Journal "Entries"

Post to WWW Project Assignments

(Lesson/Activity should be completed.)

12 November

Salmon ecology and art with Rebecca Chamberlain

Field Trip: Kennedy Creek Salmon Observation

Assignments Due:

End-of-the-quater Project Presentation Oultine

Reading:

WEEK 8:
16 November

Painted Word workshop

Assignments Due:

See
"Guide to Week 8 "

Journal "Entries"

Post to WWW Project Assignments

Final Plant Study (All Parts)

Thanksgiving Break

WEEK 9:
30 November

End-of-the-quater Project Presentations (Power Point, Web Page or other)

Seminar:
Share Plant Studies

Assignments Due:

See "Guide to Week 8"

Journal (trade all - to date)

Complete all WWW Project Log, Reflections, Curriculum, and Presention pages

3 December

AM: Gardening activity

PM: End-of-the-quater Project Presentations (Power Point, Web Page or other)  

WEEK 10:
7 December

Burning Ceremony

Potluck

Sharing of Painted Words submissions

Assignments Due:

See
"Guide to Week 10 "
Bring finished Painted Word submission for the art show.

Drafts of Self-Evaluation and Faculty Evaluation

Response to Traded Journal

Final Summative entry on WWW Project Log

10 December

"Painted Words" Exhibit Opening