42 DAYS IN CREATIVE PROCESS: THE CREATIVE EDUCATION MODEL IN ACTION

PLAN DRAWING OF THE HEBE SEAT

THE SEAT IN FINAL PREPARATION .

 Recently there was a conversation held about Carnival, held by ACTT and Gayelle, at Queens Royal College. Also a colleague who works at the curriculum office of the Ministry of Education, mentioned that they were looking into the Art Curriculum. I sent her, my concept. Below is my concept of the Creative Education Model.

One example of the Creative Education Model in operation; is my recent project THE HEBE SEAT, which is being constructed in collaboration with the UWI Engineering Department, Carpentry Shop and Machine Shop. I have been there 42 days. In that time I have cut, talked, listened, shared, pound, glued, guillotine, welded, filed, sanded into shape a prototype. We're know in the process of constructing the actual Hebe Seat. I have gained immense confidence as an artist, a designer, a crafts person. I can step forward and with a little patients approach another project with the understanding of how the materials can work. I have been educated through a process, with the men in the carpentry shop, who have shared their years of knowledge with me. The is the Creative Education Model at its best. In all this have been Math, English, Materials, Biology of Wood, Physics etc. Words like a
CUT LIST - a list of the materials to be cut on the table saw (got to get one of that); like one of the men mentioned, you get this right your job can be done in no time, 
OFFER UP - to size up the work, see how it sits, considering the measurements and how it size up to the rest of the work. 

THE LEGS.

CREATIVE EDUCATION MODEL

This is always evolving – Monday 1^st May 2014

 

8principles

Is based on allowing the student to come to their conclusions, its democratic; which means the students speak about their internal self in a external word. How they are connected to the 8 principals.

1.   Ethic – Is a sense of value; here we delve into the operational mode of things, understanding that there are things that operate well and there are those that don’t. Lets figure what that is through dialog and projects.

2.   Morality – As defined as ones internal set of values, which guides us through; relationships, environment, gender, children, dog.

3.   Spirituality -  Is the internal private relationship we have with nature, physical environment, gender, children, dog.

4.   Philosophy – is the voice that speaks for my ethic, morality, spirituality.

5.   Gender – Will explore men and women, from the historical shaping of roles.

6.   Sociology – How our society functions, how our communities functions, our villages, our cities, our towns. How we’re part of that functioning.

7.   History – Will look at the past of Trinidad and Tobago; the Caribbean.

8.   Critical Thinking – will allow the student to share their thoughts on all these topics, seeing where things can improve etc.

These 8 principles overlap each other in one way or the other, history and sociology, history, sociology and gender, etc.

The 8 principles are at the centre, at the periphery will be the academic subjects – math, English, Languages, wood-shop, Welding, Industrial Concept, Agri-Culture, Art-Design, Biology, Science, Business/Economics.

 

HERE IS A GRAPHIC LOOK AT THE CREATIVE EDUCATION MODEL

 

THE MAIN BACK REST. -
here we welded three part together

THE NEW

ART

COURSE

Project base – the teacher opens up a dialog with the student allowing the conversation; to be free, open, and democratic; allowing for all the principles to be covered.

One example: The exploring of ethics.

What are your thoughts on ethics?

Point out good/bad design in your community; student go into their communities and document, camera on phone, cheap camera bought on school budget or go on a field trip.

Is it good or bad due to its ethics?

 

ALOT OF POUNDING GOT TO THE ABOVE, MAIN BACK REST.

 

THE BOX PROJECT

Let us look at the box, what are your thoughts on the box; explore all 8 principles.

The students are then asked to develop a box; which will facilitate their cultural uses. Use the facilities in the school, wood shop, paper (art class), metal etc.

At the presentation of the box all 8 principles are to be commented on.

 

ONE OF THE MASSIVE TOOLS IN THE MACHINE SHOP.

 

These are some samples of where the Creative Education Model sits and operates

THE GUILOTINE