3.1.3 Methodological Material_Chapter 5 "Educational Artmaking In Partners Countries: Good Practices In Community Settings"

24. Examples of selected activities

In the Shape of Clay - an activity that supports the exploration of clay, a material that speaks of human history. Clay is offered in its different "phases of life", from damp to dry. It is crushed and powdered, meets with water, comes back to life again, and returns to its capacity for plasticity.  This is an example to connect multidisciplinary explorations and know-how, generating learning strategies and new forms of knowledge. The activity includes multiple means of expressions, with a special attention to non-verbal and mediated activities, making them accessible to everyone and in particular to students who may experience limitations or vulnerabilities in language development and functioning.

The Ray of Light - the light and the phenomena of light are doors leading to discovery and knowledge of the world. They can be explored through the ‘classical’ range of visible light, which can be broken down into colors, but also through the invisible spectrum with, for example, infra-red and ultraviolet rays. The activity favors an approach to reality and knowledge development and gives meaning to the scientific thinking innate in human beings. It helps generate new ideas, shifting perspective, conceiving of something new and building on other ideas. The relevance of these means is to support learning related to complex and scientific contents that are recognized later in adolescence.