FOCUS grant from PMA
Third graders from Fairview School in Auburn traveled to the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) due to a FOCUS grant. The students were engaged and it was wonderful to see their hands raised for answers and questions. The “lightbulbs” were literally going off over their heads, there were lots of connections. As a follow-up, art teacher Melinda Campbell will continue to explore these avenues and curricula integration through the LOOK AT ME curriculum guide.
Out of the 80 children who went, only one had been to an art museum prior to this fieldtrip. One student told Ms. Campbell that she was up at 6:00 a.m. earlier than usual the day of the fieldtrip because she was so excited.
The field trip took a great deal of coordination to arrange and the docents were wonderful. One of the groups docent, Mrs. Horton, recited Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Undergarden” by memory and heart while the children were captivated by a Motherwell painting. It doesn’t get any better than that!
Students were given FREE fmaily PMA admission passes. Many of the students expressed they will be taking advantage of their passes over Christmas break.
During 2012 Melinda is planning to take her 5th graders to Museum of Fine Arts in Boston as part of the Lunder Program.
Thank you Melinda for providing this information for the blog about your successfuly trip to PMA.
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