Students in grades 6-8 are working on a variety of ways to explore identity. This being our theme, they are currently engaging in self exploratory writing activities as well as exploring the role of art in self – expression. Essential questions that we will be answering throughout our theme are:
The overarching goal is for students to gain insight into their own identity and through this exploratory and discovery process, create works of art that express who they are as an individual and how they are a significant member of society and the world. This result of this art activity will be a wall hanging or scroll. Once again…stay tuned!
DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice aims to bridge the digital divide by combining media literacy and cultural awareness along with a vast understanding of technology to encourage young women in under served communities to pursue careers in computer science and new media.
