Apollo Beach Elementary School students make pinwheels for peace - Tbo.com
Students, teachers and staff at Apollo Beach Elementary took part in a peaceful demonstration Sept. 21.
They planted more than 630 brightly colored pinwheels on the school's front lawn in observance of International Day of Peace, which is also known as World Peace Day.
The pinwheels were created mostly in Margit Redlawsk's art classes, where students also received lessons on the concept of peace, including love, cooperation, harmony and tolerance.
"It's important for them to learn about peace in our school, including not bullying others and tolerating those who are different than you," she said. "Hopefully what they learn will filter into the community and eventually across the world."
"Mrs. Redlawsk uses art to make the abstract concepts involved in character education concrete and tangible for students," said Principal Jaime Gerding. "The children learn how they can impact others through positive actions."
Students also learned about some of the elements and principles of design, including lines, shape and balance.
The three-week project, called Pinwheels for Peace, entailed children coloring designs on one side of small paper squares and writing words describing their feelings about peace on the flip sides.
"I'm doing this so the whole entire world can have peace," said second-grader Brianna Parrino, 7. "I chose the words peace, respect, friendship and love."
In previous years, pinwheels were completed in art class.
"I spent more time this year teaching them actual design," Redlawsk said, "so I asked the classroom teachers to help students finish (the pinwheels) this year."
That help included showing students how to fold the squares into pinwheels and fasten them with tacks to sharpened pencils for posts.
"My students receive only 30 minutes of art instruction once per week. That's 18 total hours per school year, if they're in school on art day."
Redlawsk teaches $15 art classes for school-age children at the Big Draw Studio, 615 U.S. 41 N. Her next offering will be in November. For information, call her at (813) 205-5345.
28 Sep, 2011--
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