Art Club: @ Makers Faire

Art Club pupils participated in a Strawbees Challenge at the Makers Faire last week. There were students' prototypes displayed at the perimeters of the booth with some incorporating electronics and recycled materials. I like how the children took initiative to interact with the facilitators whom they are seeing for the first time. This authentic experience of holding a conversation with people beats punching letters on smartphones. They would also need to describe more about their artwork to the judging panel. I'm also very thankful for their parents for making the time and effort to support their children's interest. 

Art Club: From Straws to Form

The P4s children built forms using straws. After learning to build smaller structures, they went on to have a competition with each other and eventually the group with the longest independent standing and tallest structure wins! 

Art Class: Building with Straws

The Primary Ones are building with straws for the past few weeks. We used Strawbees® so that the children can continue to make 3D work and the connectors enable them to make something bigger than themselves. The children were given limited resources on their first lesson and they competed to build the tallest sculpture. Subsequently, the lessons focused on building smaller units and making joints for utilitarian purpose.