Chagall inspired Stained Glass in Tissue Paper Display

It is vital for my art program, that I have created and implemented, to showcase the work created by the children of St Paul's Lutheran School. St Paul's is a private school and does not receive the funding that may sustain the "extras" which art is so often considered. The principal approached me in the summer of 2018 to write a curriculum for the art in the upper grades, 5-8. In the 2019 school year the lower grades K-4 were added in the curriculum. The art program's supplies come from donations of the school and of the congregation. Most parents, congregation, board of education, are in agreement that art is vital to St Paul's creative climate. Most value art education and do believe in a separate program for the general education classroom. The advocacy is for the funding of the position. It is imperative that I take every opportunity to exhibit the fruit of these little hands. The children need to know that their creations are valued. The parents need to know that the creations are valued but also displayed for them to see. The congregation needs to know what their donations support, and the board of education needs to know the school is succeeding in the education of young minds. All advocacy aside, didn't these children do an awesome job? Sunlight, color, and the manipulation of media, beautiful creativity. One little girl said, "I'm going to make a beautiful butterfly" and she did.