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

Project Log

Date Hours Activity Total Hours
10-1-05 1.0 Harvest Festival, assisted in carving pumpkins and setting up tables, made a luminary 1.0
10-5-05 .25 Planned for Merillee's garden project 1.25
10-9-05 4.5 Met with Merillee and her family, talked about long term goals over brunch, got aquainted with her space 5.75
10-16-05 5.0 Transplanted at least 20 huckleberry plants along the edge of yard, rolled around in mud and made mud angels in Merillee's side garden 9.25
10-19-05 1.0 Talked with Annie from Eastside Co-op school. Discussed goals and logistics 10.25
10-23-05 6.0 worked on Merillee's garden, weeded a lot! Explored Pete's wood carvings 16.25
10-27-05 3.0 Worked at Eastside Co-op school, observed children at different tactile stations (making collages, palying with playdough, playing with bubbles in a big water trough. Interacted with children. Obseved outdoors group play. 19.25
10-30-05 5.75 Merillee's garden- determined where to plant many potted plants given to Merillee, placed plants and planted them! They were herbs and flowers. 25.0
11-10-05 3.0 Worked at Eastside coop school. Discussed curriculum ideas with Teacher Annie. 28.0
11-16-05 5.0 Met with presentation group to work on slide show. Discussed presentation details. 32.0
11-17-05 4.0 Carried out Curriculum design at Eastside Co-op School. Led kids in song, nature walk and art project. Arrived early to explore the woods in order to draw children's attention to certain observations 36.0
11-18-05 3.0 Worked in presentation group. Practiced Tai Chi. Further discussed outline. 39.0
11-19-05 7.0 Merillee's garden- Discussed plans for Winter, flattened earth for a walkway. Poured Cement Stepping stones. Harvested Chamomile. 46.0
11-26-05 3.0 Worked on presentation. E-mailed outline to everyone. Reflected on Curriculum. 49.0
11-30-05 4.0 Group presentation practice 53.0
12-10-05 3.0 Painted Word Set up/ opening 56.0
       
       
       
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