Dancing with Lakshmi

Everyone from Pre-Kindergarten to eighth grade had a ball with Lakshmi Swaminathan. Following Lakshmi's kick-off performance for the whole school last week, this week Lakshmi conducted workshops with individual classes. Everyone got to ask questions about Indian culture, try on clothes, have mehndi designs drawn on their palms, wear bindis and learn some traditional and modern dance moves. Even our principal was up and dancing! Thanks again to Young Audiences of Maryland for funding 90% of this residency through their Access for All

grant.

 

Earth Day Milk Carton Project

Students worked with Parks and People MICA intern Iandry Randriamandroso to recycle milk cartons into planters for marigolds. The eighth grade students then taught younger students how to recycle and plant their seeds in cartons that the older and younger students painted together.

Photographs of our workshop with Sushmita

Students had a wonderful time making their amulet books with Sushmita

Ramayana

Second and third grade students have been reading 'Rama and the Demon King' The bag puppets of the ten headed demon Ravana and the beautiful princess Sita were made by second grade students. The collage of Hanuman the monkey general was made by a third grade student.

Wildlife

Students have been studying  India's wildlife. Pre-k painted lions, first grade painted crocodiles on foil rivers and  transformed paper bags into ferocious tigers. Second grade students used paper plates to make their lion masks.

Boxes

Fifth grade students researched traditional indian patterns then painted their favorites on cardboard boxes. The students added acrylic 'jewels' for some extra sparkle.

Cooperative Rangoli

Students worked individually and in cooperative groups to created their painted rangoli designs.