Practices

Act-in Art
eTwinning
Institutions involved:
Thematic Field: ECEC
Kindergarten of Launegg (Austria), Kindergarten of Jules Ferry (France), Kindergarten
of Kaparelli (Greece), Kindergarten of Mežmaliņa (Latvia), Kindergarten of Porto de
Mós (Portugal).
Key words: Diversity, Curriculum
Description:
The goals of the project were to develop an appreciation for the art of other countries
and cultures, and to acquire confidence to express own thoughts and feelings
through art. Throughout the different interactive activities children developed artistic
skills and the talent of each pupil through creative ways of activities.
Pupils from each partner school started an artwork on a canvas based on the style of a
pre-chosen artist, and they send it to the next school by post. Every 2 months each
partner joined the ‘traveling artwork’ which arrived at the school and together with
the pupils they did research to identify the style of the specific artist they had to work
on. This way, all partners build together 5 visual biographies. Each partner uploaded
the pupils' work of each phase on a Glogster as well as produced a short video that
shows how they worked, which is available on the Wikispace.
The outcomes of the project were a better understanding and appreciation of art as an
expression of cultural diversity, to realize that art communicates ideas and feelings in
a visual format. In addition, children explored a variety of art media, got familiar
using art vocabulary and created unique art works.
Duration:
2010-2012
Webpage:
http://act-in-art.wikispaces.com/Project
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