Arts Practicum: Newtowne School

Under the supervision of Dr. Louisa Penfold at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, my colleague Geetha Thatikonda (Ed.M) and I co-facilitated Reggio-inspired arts provocations for 3-5 year old students at a small Pre-K program in Cambridge, MA.

Starting with classroom observation and using an emergent approach, we explored materials and themes such as Light/Shadow, Sound Art, Paint (with tools and with hands) and Natural Materials. This Light / Shadow provocation used only laser cut acetate, a projector and found objects…