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Projects in the ARTS provide students with opportunities to tap into their creative minds. Students will be able to present and display what they have learned through various mediums of the arts including: mural paintings, theatrical performances, puppet shows, and more!
Projects in the ARTS provide students with opportunities to tap into their creative minds. Students will be able to present and display what they have learned through various mediums of the arts including: mural paintings, theatrical performances, puppet shows, and more!
Mural Painting
Mural Painting
Overview: Our school is filled with talent artists and creative minds. This mural PBL will provide students with an opportunity to display their creativity throughout Rogers Park in thematic galleries and murals. Students would use their creative and artistic abilities to create new murals throughout our school to create a more welcoming and exciting workplace for students and staff.
Field Trip Opportunities: Visit local art galleries and museums for inspiration, WCSU art program
Guest Speaker Opportunities: WCSU art program, local artists/artists with Danbury connections (Bryan Lee Madden, Greg Mike)
Nature Art
Nature Art
Overview: Rogers Park Middle School is surrounded by nature. Students will study and then use the natural elements around our school to create beautiful works of art including chalk art, sun catchers, twig sculptures, and more. Students can begin by taking a trip to the parks around RPMS and collecting objects that they could use in a piece of art. Students can work together to create that original piece of artwork. Students can then begin to research Nature Art and famous artists that work with elements from nature. Students can then brainstorm ideas and collaborate together on different types of artwork they could make with the environment around them. Students can fundraise for frames, glue, and other items needed for this project. Students can organize a Nature Art Gallery and event for other SEVENs and members of RPMS to view.
Field Trip Opportunities: Visit local art galleries and museums for inspiration, WCSU art program, visit local parks/locations for different pieces of nature to work with.
Guest Speaker Opportunities: WCSU art program, Danbury Library's Nature Art Explorers Program
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Pop-up Books
Pop-up Books
Overview: Students will be able to use engineering and creativity to design pop-up books on a wide variety of topics. Students can make books based on the content they are learning in their academic courses, write their own stories, or adapt other books/stories into a pop-up book. Students can brainstorm potential topics for a pop-up book. Students can take inspiration from their academic classes, design/create their own story, or adapt other stories into a pop-up book. Students will research how to create pop-up books by reading articles, watching videos, and reading through pop-up books. The SEVEN team can decide whether all students are focused on a similar theme/topic or if students are going to be creating a book based on the topic of their choice. Students can collaborate on similar themes to create thematic exhibits that can be displayed at RPMS or the Danbury Library. A thematic exhibit could include pop-up books to celebrate Women's History Month in March or Hispanic Heritage Month in September/October.
Field Trip Opportunities: Visit the Danbury Library to view their current pop-up book selections, read to students at local elementary schools
Guest Speaker Opportunities: Authors of pop-up books
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Puppet Shows
Puppet Shows
Overview: Students would research how to create and then implement a puppet show! Students can find a topic or story that they are interested in and then design a performance using puppets. Students may choose a topic related to what they are learning in their other academic classes, recreate another story/movie, or write their own story/play! After a topic is chosen, students will begin to brainstorm what will be needed to complete this project. Students will determine how to get these resources including: background sets, materials to make puppets, lighting, etc. Students will then work on a script, puppet design, background/sets, etc. Students can perform this project in a multitude of ways. They can perform this project for other SEVENs, bring their show on the road to a local elementary school, invite elementary students to view their show, record their show for others to watch, create an event with multiple shows, live stream a performance, or more!
Field Trip Opportunities: Visit local art galleries and museums for inspiration, WCSU art program
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Theatrical Performances
Theatrical Performances
Overview: Acting! This project provides an opportunity for students that love performing arts to organize, create, and perform a play about a topic they are interested in. The possibilities are endless. Students can write and create plays based on what they are learning in Science or History. Students can recreate or act out famous plays. Students can write original plays!
Field Trip Opportunities: Ridgefield Playhouse (also has online performances), WCSU theater program
Guest Speaker Opportunities: Local actors, famous actors/directors, connect with Ridgefield Playhouse
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