Day 11: Making and holding time and space

Before class:

Required

  • Read Paulina Semenec’s (2021) chapter, “Earthworks in the school playground: Cultivating an “arts of attentiveness” with children’s (art) making practices.”

Recommended

  • Markle, J., & Pelech, S. (2021). Walking: A Quiet Participation in Place. Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, 18(2), 179–191.
  • Chambers, C. (2008). Where are we? Finding common ground in a curriculum of place. Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, 6(2).

During class:

Activities

  • Three good things (5-7 minutes)
  • Greet a tree (~40 minutes)
  • Class discussion (~30 minutes)
    • What was it like to greet a tree?
    • Why is making and holding time and space important?
    • What are some different forms this practice can take?
    • Last Day we talked all about and around the “meantime.” Would anyone like to share a meantime story with the class before we depart?

After class:

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