School has started and the soccer fields are full of the sounds of whistles, trampling feet and cheering as goals are scored. You can also hear the wind whistling in the trees and smell the falling leaves as you sit and watch an ECS Eagles Football game. Check out the new floodlights! However, let us take a moment to rejoice in our beautiful Western New York summer for one moment longer and take a quick look back to Mrs. B’s Ellicottville Young Writers and Illustrators summer reading workshops:
Day 1: children created their own `positivity postcards’ by painting their big ideas onto canvas led by local artist Laura Matthews and inspired by poetry! The kindness the children showed each other in their words and actions was so magical! We hope you think so too – check out our gallery of photos here:
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Day 2: children created ‘messages on a bottle’ and these were lit up with glow sticks creating temporary night lights or camping companions in the form of hand- held lanterns. Carey Ann Welch led the children in this marvelous adventure of upcycling art that warms the heart – storytelling and ‘jars of curiosities’ really sparked the children’s imaginations.
This year’s theme “All Together Now / Todos Juntos Ahora – Kindness/Friendship/Unity” was conveyed to the participants via the t-shirts and materials. The workshops were funded by the Bob McCarthy Foundation. The foundation’s continued commitment to this dynamic social-emotional adventure makes these workshops accessible to all. Thank you so very very much!
What’s next (you may ask)? In celebration of our numerous joint venture works, we would like to take this opportunity to announce the launch of a teen writers and illustrators group that will be open to Grades 6 through 12 – watch this space to be dazzled with information on when, where and how!