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A windy Thursday morning was ideal for Bert Raney Elementary students as they planted within the ground individual pin wheels that taken collectively made a statement larger than themselves.
Over the past week BRE students of Katie Lewandowski’s art class have been working diligently to be a part of the Pinwheels for Peace Project.
Utilizing basic art supplies, students created pinwheels that they decorated on the front and filled with their thoughts, on concepts like war, peace and compassion on the other side.
Lewandowski came across the idea on teaching blogs and was inspired by the idea that occurs in conjunction with the International Day of Peace, held on September 21.
As the pinwheels spin in the wind they are said to spread thoughts and feelings of peace throughout the world.
All across the nation individuals partook in the project that was initiated by a pair of Florida art teachers in 2005. In its first outing a total of 500,000 pinwheels were said to have been planted in the ground, and by 2010 that number had grown to 3.5 million.
“I thought this project would be a great way to get all students involved as a community of peers,” said Lewandowski. “In class we talked about how art can be used to make a statement or send a message.”
With the anniversary of the September 11 attacks still fresh on the mind, many of those messages were influenced by the ongoing conflict.
“Even though September 21 was a day to acknowledge peace, we still have soldiers overseas and this project became a way to show that BRE students are thinking of our soldiers,” Lewandowski said.
BRE’s new art teacher was exceedingly pleased with the way students engaged themselves in the project and is hoping to not only continue but grow Pinwheels for Peace in the future.
“This would be a great tradition for the school to carry on year after year. Maybe we could expand it even further than our front lawn,” she said.
“I would love to see this project throughout the community.”
A windy Thursday morning was ideal for Bert Raney Elementary students as they planted within the ground individual pin wheels that taken collectively made a statement larger than themselves.
Over the past week BRE students of Katie Lewandowski’s art class have been working diligently to be a part of the Pinwheels for Peace Project.
Utilizing basic art supplies, students created pinwheels that they decorated on the front and filled with their thoughts, on concepts like war, peace and compassion on the other side.
Lewandowski came across the idea on teaching blogs and was inspired by the idea that occurs in conjunction with the International Day of Peace, held on September 21.
As the pinwheels spin in the wind they are said to spread thoughts and feelings of peace throughout the world.
All across the nation individuals partook in the project that was initiated by a pair of Florida art teachers in 2005. In its first outing a total of 500,000 pinwheels were said to have been planted in the ground, and by 2010 that number had grown to 3.5 million.
“I thought this project would be a great way to get all students involved as a community of peers,” said Lewandowski. “In class we talked about how art can be used to make a statement or send a message.”
With the anniversary of the September 11 attacks still fresh on the mind, many of those messages were influenced by the ongoing conflict.
“Even though September 21 was a day to acknowledge peace, we still have soldiers overseas and this project became a way to show that BRE students are thinking of our soldiers,” Lewandowski said.
BRE’s new art teacher was exceedingly pleased with the way students engaged themselves in the project and is hoping to not only continue but grow Pinwheels for Peace in the future.
“This would be a great tradition for the school to carry on year after year. Maybe we could expand it even further than our front lawn,” she said.
“I would love to see this project throughout the community.”
