April - I CAN DRAW!

There were few occasions when my students complained, ”I can’t/ don’t know how to draw”. This ‘problem’ is also that of most adults who somehow have the notion of an ‘inability to draw’ creeping in due to a lack of self confidence and peer pressure.

Today’s lesson was more on confidence building; reversing some of the negative beliefs and finding joy in the process of creating art and not focusing so much on the outcome.

Learning outcome: build self confidence, skills enhancement in tracing technique, visual judgement, placements and composing line, shapes and tones.

April - Our Solar System

The Solar System up close! What better way to educate children on the marvel of the Universe than through art?

Our bugs were taken on a 'journey into space' today, familiarizing themselves with 8 other planets in relation to that we all live on - Earth.

There was an air of excitement and wonderment as they were guided through making representations of the solar system

with paper, scissors, colours, and glue.

Learning outcome: the solar system, size, distance and space, colour choice

April - ART IN CULTURE : Wau Bulan

Art plays an important role in our multicultural Malaysia. Learning and Understanding cultural art promotes knowledge, appreciation, integration and tolerance in our Malaysian society. Today, our Bugs were introduced to the traditional art - the ‘Wau Bulan’ or famous Malaysian moon kite. Class started with a brief introduction to the "Wau" and its parts. Next, they were guided step-by-step on constructing first the frame, leading eventually to the completed kite with its head, wing, waist and tail.

Learning outcome: Wau-making and its parts, its history and cultural significance and the embodiment of art form

April - Value-Shading

Our bugs j-u-s-t LOVE to play with colours, and who wouldn't? After all, we are surrounded by a world of beautiful colours! So, to pique their interest further, we took our Bugs through the colouring technique of Tone-shading. They were introduced to how shading can add value to the subject ....giving it dimensions as in heights, depths, size, distance and direction of light source. So, what can be a downright ordinary subject or object came to life with the application of Value-shading. Learning outcome: knowledge of Value-shading with colours, awareness of dimensions, direction of light source, and attention to details