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Physical Education News

Our Physical Education Teachers would like to share their introductory Power Point. This explains rules and procedures for AGI's Physical Education Classes.

Physical Education 2007-08 Power Point

 

 

News From Our Art Classes

Last school year, the AGIS PTA sponsored an artist-in-residence project with mosaic mural artist, Celeste Kelly, at our school from January 2 through January 13th.  Students met the artist in small, in-house introductory assemblies that were held in December.  For the project, the artist designed a mosaic mural derived from motifs included in paper quilt squares that Ms. Benjamin's Cycle IV students created in art class.  When the design was complete, students from Ms. Ragan's and Ms. Benjamin's classes took turns working with the artist, transforming the design into fifteen tile mosaic squares that were fixed to the wall in the cafeteria entry hall. Six extra squares were made to be used as seasonal steppingstones in the school's garden. The mosaic materials used in the squares included mirrors, old plates, tiles, pottery, and various ceramic contributions that students throughout the school had brought in previously and placed in collection boxes in each schoolhouse. Adult volunteers helped break the donated items into usable size pieces and then  sorted the pieces into color groups before the students began their work. PTA parent volunteers and small groups of students helped with the final stage of the project- grouting the mounted mosaics. The final result is a stunning, rhythmic, quilt-like arrangement of contrasting colors and shapes that are unified by the color of the grout.

Celeste Kelly is from Newark, Delaware and has been creating colorful, vibrant art for the past twenty years. Her most recent outdoor piece is a mosaic at Nonantum Farms in Landenberg. We extend our appreciation to the AGIS PTA for organizing and sponsoring this experience.

 

Concepts 2007-08

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Updated 2/21/08