Art is a way to encourage the process and the experience of thinking and making things better. There are cognitive, physical, emotional and social benefits of learning in and through the arts. In addition to these benefits, learning through the arts can enhance critical thinking and problem solving skills, empathy and tolerance for others, ability to work collaboratively in groups. It also enhances self knowledge which is seen as a positive learning tool in education. Kids of Sri prakash vidyaniketan had enthusiastically participated in the theme WINTER world and showcased their artistic skills through different paintings and colouring. Through this event students could develop mathematical skills of identifying, classifying and describing the shape, size, colour and location of geometric figures. Art is also interwined with science.
Students had a lot of exposure on winter seasonal fruits, vegetables, fabric, flora and experienced people living in near the poles by building a model of Igloo, the house we see in icy regions. Students of lower and upper kindergarten were dressed in woolen clothes and a few were costumed as Eskimos. Kids recited rhymes on winter, explained the do’s and don’ts to be followed during the chilly season and performed live activities like snow flake painting, artistic apples, cartoon crafting, dry leaf art, twine vapour art, etc. Parents also connected well in participating live activities like ice breaking, flake snow ball toss game, pyramid with glasses. Combining art with mathematics and science builds on children’s interests in nature while allowing artistic expression. More over it was an enriching learning experience for all Prakashites.
