Expanding Minds Course at Sheldon Institute

Students at the Sheldon Institute on the SUNY Oswego campus this summer had the opportunity to take my class; Expanding Minds. Students who took this course learned about creativity, why it is so important, the power of it and how to build your creative muscle. These students were going into grades 5-8. 

Creative Group Exercise: 

Monster Drawings

Creative Creature # 6: 

Create a Creature & write a biography

Creative Challenge #2:

Collaborative Curls, Dots, Twists & Straight Lines Drawings

Sheldon Institue website: http://www.oswego.edu/academics/colleges_and_departments/education/initiatives_and_projects/sheldon_institute.html

Summer Jewelry Making

These projects were created at the SUNY Oswego Sheldon Institute summer enrichment program. Students created a Paper Bead Jewelry Set, a Recycled/Found Object Jewelry Set and a Nature Jewelry Set. Jewelry sets include a necklace, earrings, bracelets and/or an anklet.  

(http://www.oswego.edu/academics/colleges_and_departments/education/initiatives_and_projects/sheldon_institute.html). 

The necklace was made from a piece of "sea glass"