In Villa High we promote equality, respect and diversity through different activities in different subjects. On the 8th of March we celebrated International Women’s Day and we continued celebrating during the whole month.
In the Visual Arts workshop, students worked on a very ambitious project. Teacher Robert chose 6 different famous masterpieces from different centuries and from different countries in which women are the main character: “The Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci, “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Johannes Vermeer, “Self Portrait” by Frida Kahlo, “La Calavera Garbancera” by Jose Guadalupe Posada, “Marilyn Monroe” by Andy Warhol and “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso.
Students divided their paper in a grid and took a specific area and important feature from each painting so they could blend together to form one woman.
Teacher Borges explained the story and mysteries behind each painting and suggested some art techniques, but did allow daring students to experiment with other techniques of their choice.
All three-grade-students worked on this project and submitted it to a contest in which winners would add points to their house.
The 9 winners were chosen by the artistic eye of Miss Emma and Miss Paola who work in Villa Educativa and Happy’s Ateliers. Last Monday the winners were announced during recess and all projects were on display.
Our winners of the Women in Art contest are:
First place
Azul Estrada (1st grade)
Valeria Garibay (2nd grade)
Miranda Portilla (3rd grade)
Second place
Sofia González (1st grade)
Soumaya Doroteo (2nd grade)
Regina Aragón (3rd grade)
Third place
Fernanda Terrones (1st grade)
Santiago Ramírez (2nd grade)
José Eduardo Sánchez (3rd grade)
En Villa High promovemos la igualdad, el respeto y la diversidad a través de diversas actividades y en diferentes asignaturas.
El 8 de marzo celebramos el «Día Internacional de la Mujer» y continuamos celebrando durante todo el mes.
En el taller de Artes Visuales, los alumnos trabajaron en un proyecto muy ambicioso. El profesor Roberto eligió 6 famosas pinturas de diferentes épocas y países en donde las mujeres son el personaje principal: “La Mona Lisa» de Leonardo da Vinci, “La Chica del Arete de Perla” de Johannes Vermeer, “Autorretrato” de Frida Kahlo, “La Calavera Garbancera” de José Guadalupe Posada, “Marilyn Monroe” de Andy Warhol y “Guernica» de Pablo Picasso.
Los alumnos dividieron su hoja de papel en una retícula de 6 áreas y tomaron una parte importante o rasgo característico de cada pintura para que formaran una sola mujer.
El profesor Borges explicó la historia y misterios de cada pintura y sugirió una técnica diferente para cada recuadro, permitiendo que los alumnos experimentaran con otras técnicas de su elección.
Los alumnos de los tres grados de este taller participaron en un concurso para obtener puntos adicionales para su Casa.
Los 9 ganadores fueron elegidos por Miss Emma y Miss Paola, quienes están a cargo del Atellier de Villa Educativa y Happy Kínder; se anunciaron a los ganadores durante el segundo receso y en la exhibición de todos los trabajos.
Roberto Borges
Visual Arts