As part of the preschool’s efforts in moving towards more sustainable art activities for their learners, we were engaged to run a workshop to train their educators in noticing and using earth pigments found in their own garden space to make watercolours.
Here are what some of the educators shared post-workshop:
“I just finished your Wild Dot workshop, and wanted to drop you a line to say thank you. I had an opportunity to go back to my childhood whereby I could play with natural elements such as flowers, soil or stone. I was amazed by the beautiful colors from nature. Most importantly, I have learned so much!”
“I have a totally new way to make watercolors and apply to my lesson plans. As a kindergarten teacher, I have gained amazing resources to introduce to children. Thank you very much, I’m excited to join other Wild Dot’s workshops in the future. “
“The teachers will definitely be able to use the knowledge that they have picked up to incorporate natural paint/colours into our artwork with the children! Many times, we are “stucked” with the standard colours. It also brings about new meaning to our gardening curriculum, especially with the method of extracting blue pea flower ink.”
Are you a preschool educator who would like to integrate the way of working with nature into your school curriculum? We are looking for more preschool collaborators to pilot some programmes we have in mind. Please write to us at wilddot.sg@gmail.com for more information.
