Ryan Factora, New Reporter
Ryan Ilan, News Reporter
Allison Alben, News Reporter
September 15, 2014
Our world today is trying very hard to make the environment cleaner and better for our planet. That is why Ms. Gaines started the Eco-Art elective. This elective is an art program that teaches kids to love art and the environment. Ms. Gaines says,”I think it is important to educate children about taking care of the Earth and I love to do art. Everything we use is made of either trash or recyclables to make something new and exciting.” In this elective students collect and use different types of scraps they find around their school and neighborhood, such as egg shells, old shirts, and cardboard. Mrs. Gaines adds, “I like all materials as long as I'm saving them from a landfill. Many projects in the Eco-Art elective are very creative and fun. We make mosaics, and, currently, we are in the process of making beads out of recycled paper. [Also,] we are also going to make magazine bowls, as well as carnival out of paper boxes.”
All the students in Mrs. Gaines class are very creative and enthusiastic about doing these innovative art projects, and they all love Mrs. Gaines. Symphony Walter-Eze, a 7th grade Explorers student, says,”My favorite project is this paper shell project that we have done. Mrs. Gaines is so nice, helpful, and funny.”
A rainbow rug of colorful T-shirts!
The Eco-Art elective is a very fun and meaningful class that shows kids the beauty in everything. “I would like students to know that there is so much they can do to take care of the earth -- every small step counts, and they can have fun while doing it, ” says Mrs. Gaines.
