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Art awareness helps students see thin
BY SONIA IIJORKQUIST
Gradefive students atSt. Joseph's School
n Kingsbridge "learned to see" last Tues-
day when they mere introduced to various
pieces of art from the Stratford Gallery.
"On the warhame tonight, Lwant you to
look out the window of the .scilool bus and
see things that you haven't seen before. 1
don't mean just look at them, but really see
them."
This is how Karen Scott Booth, the
gallery's education officer, instructs
children to become more observant of the
worldaroundthe.m. By learning how to look
at picturesand otherart forms, ScottBooth
says, students learn how to look at all things
around them and notice details which they
have never seen before.
"It's not necessarily art history, but 1 en-
courage them to open their eyes and look at
the pieces. 1 encourage them to .use their im-
aginations," she added.
ScottBooth conducts arts awareness pro-
grams which generally involve classroom
education followed by actual visits to the
Stratford Gallery. Schools such as St.
Joseph's take part in a special distance pro-
gram, however. Since they -are located too
far from the gallery to visit conveniently,
Scott Booth sets up "mock galleries" in the
classrooms.
"Distance is.a problem, but we're going
to try to work more inlfuron Countyin the
,,
'The distance program begins with a
90-minuteworkshop called "The •Art of See-
ing." This participatory slide show
stimulates the students' imaginations and
introduces 'them to art forms including
realism, impressionism, and surrealism.
Whereas students who take part in the
regular arts awareness program visit the
gallery in Stratford for part of a day, those
in the distance program then spend 90
minutes in the mock gallery.. Pieces from
Time tot review
safe bicycling
rules
with children
A concerned village citizen called the
Sentinel _office on Saturday leaving a
message regarding a close call between a
cyclist and a vehicle, and what could have
been a tragedy.
Bicycling is a popular activity, for the
young and not so young, for many reasons -
recreation, health and transportation.
With the good weather here, the number
of cyclists on the roads andstreets will in-
crease and so will the opportunity for
accidents.
According to the Ministry of Tranporta-
tion's publication, NEWS, in 1987, 34
cyclists were killed in Ontario and 5,093
were injured. Just over two thirds of thein-
jured were over the age of 15.
Ulm all motorists, cyclists must obey all
traffic signs and this includes stopping at
stop signs.
Cycling safety should be a major con-
cern for all cyclists, young and old alike.
Clearly, any cyclist's skill is an important
safety factor in preventing accidents. But,
motorists .must have equal responsibility
in reepecting cyclists on the road.
Bicycles are one of the smallest units on
our roadsand not very visible to motorists.
It is Important cyclists be more ,
never 1idiug 411 'motorists' ,blind spots,and
,making sure otproper lightiligat night.
lakesood-motorists,tuad cycjlztsrnust
learn toxideslefensively. ina collisionit's
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,Let's not xnar ithis gnuner with "a
tragedy that could have been prevented.
the Stratford Gallery'apermanent collection
are exhibited so students can -see art just as
they would _during a real tour.
Grade five teacher Tracy Devlin says the
experience is next best to actually visiting
an art gallery.
"1 think the ideal thing would be to go to
the gallery," Devlin saki. "Butat least when
they do get to a .gallery they know what to
expect... This is a way of bringing a little
bit, of the gallery to the kids."
Devlin says the experience not only helps
her students discover a new way of seeing
things around them, but they also realize
that everyone sees things .differently.
The arts awareness programis available
to all grade fives in Huron and Perth coun-
ties, with 17 schools taking part in the
regula- - se and .about 5 or 6 in the
distance in, Scott Booth said.
"It's important that grade fives have
positive exposure to the art gallery at this
level. Then hopefully they -will have another
experience with it at the secondary level,"
she added.
The Stratford Gallery has programs for
all grade levels, including • enrichment
packages which are available to teachers
without booking workshops. The Perth
County and Huron -Perth Roman Catholic
School Boards provide funds for the pro-
gram, but in Huron County individualpublic
schools must pay for their own workshops.
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Karen Scottliooth, Stratford Gallery's education officer was at St. Joseph's school last
Tuesday, where she instructed the children on how to be more observant of the world around
them. (Sonia Bjorkquist photo )
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