And so, How Are You Different Than Nature?

by Marla McLean | Jun 14, 2018 | activism, art, Atelier, Atelierista, change, climate change, community, conversation, creativity, early childhood, earth, earth day, environmental stewardship, global, global competence, heart, imagination, inspired, intent, Kindergarten, love, Maker Spaces, materials, meaning, metaphor, mother earth, observation, parade arts, PreK, recycle, reflect, Reggio Emilia, school, social action, upcycle, values, Wisdom, wonder

It is the night before the very last day of the 2017-2018 school year. I just couldn’t let the year end without giving you this small gift.

I have here the link to the 12 minute video I made documenting our all-school Earth Day parade. (12 minutes)

The SWS Love Mother Earth Children’s Parade Video

I must thank all the folks who sent photographs and videos, both Erika and I had our hands full and were unable to do it ourselves. Thank you thank you thank you!

Thank you to Lynette Craig who did all the paperwork and phone calls to convince our city to shut down the streets for this parade (park service and the police!). She left to me- only to meet with the officers/officials and sign my name. You have powers!

Thank you to Erika Bowman, my sista Atelierista and dream-it-into-reality-parade- partner. I will miss you. But I get to keep the memories (and friendship!), lucky me.

After the video link is documentation of some of the early childhood experiences that inform the parade video.

As a team (Prek3, PreK, Kgn) we focused on a year long exploration of Global Environmental Citizenship. Here’s how it emerged in the studio context: