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  • Coverdell Elementary School
  • Saint Charles, MO
  • Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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The idea is simple: students are the artist and the classroom is their studio. When given a chance to explore their own ideas, passions, and interests, children often find greater meaning and relevance to their work. This is why I love offering students a choice in their artistic representation. Unlike a typical classroom where the art teacher develops an idea and chooses the material, a CHOICE Studio cultivates independence, responsibility, creative thinking, and problem solving. In our studio, children are artists that set up their own work space, explore, experiment and create original works based on their own ideas and interests. They take care of our space and supplies available to them. My Choice Studio is only as strong as the supplies I have to offer. I would love for students to have the opportunity to create pillowcases, clothes, binding for books, plushies, purses, and pouches. Students can currently complete some of these tasks by hand but the process of using a sewing machine is technology that would be new and engaging (and would save so much time)! I strive to offer my students an assortment of mediums, and hope I can soon include sewing machines as a creative option.

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The idea is simple: students are the artist and the classroom is their studio. When given a chance to explore their own ideas, passions, and interests, children often find greater meaning and relevance to their work. This is why I love offering students a choice in their artistic representation. Unlike a typical classroom where the art teacher develops an idea and chooses the material, a CHOICE Studio cultivates independence, responsibility, creative thinking, and problem solving. In our studio, children are artists that set up their own work space, explore, experiment and create original works based on their own ideas and interests. They take care of our space and supplies available to them. My Choice Studio is only as strong as the supplies I have to offer. I would love for students to have the opportunity to create pillowcases, clothes, binding for books, plushies, purses, and pouches. Students can currently complete some of these tasks by hand but the process of using a sewing machine is technology that would be new and engaging (and would save so much time)! I strive to offer my students an assortment of mediums, and hope I can soon include sewing machines as a creative option.

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