Art, Creativity, Collaboration, Empowerment, Environmental Awareness, Self-care and Self-Esteem

The ROAR Art and Empowerment program combines super fun, age-appropriate self-awareness and self-esteem building with art exploration, communication, and collaboration/connecting with others and the environment.

We will cover self awareness, people awareness, communication and collaboration practice including the following:

• Observational skills and interacting with our surroundings
• Being mindful of other people
• Identifying personal space and clearly defining boundaries when needed
• Communication games
• Sharing our ideas and advocating for our needs and the needs of others

Art activities include:

• Observational “plein air” drawing + field book drawing + and keeping a visual diary
• Shading/ learning about light and shadows
• Experimenting with color and different art mediums
• Seeing what mediums can do! Experimenting with a combination of different non-toxic mediums (acrylic, ink, water, spices, dirt, nature, etc.)
• Collage
• Drawing games
• Collaborative projects

*All art activities will be experimental and fun in order to engender curiosity and foster means of creative inquiry.  Other activities may include mindfulness exercises, reading and discussion, listening to music and movement games.