Tres mestres van viatjar a Florència, Itàlia.
Aquests són els cursos que van realitzar
Art as therapy: self-expression and special needs in art education.
Resum:
Art related activities are powerful means of personal development, among young students and across their span. Art has a strong therapeutic power and is strictly connevted to our body: art activities can influence blood preasure and breathing. Art also promotoes self-steem and self-expression, empathy, self-knowledge and self-tegulation, time and space management skills. Art facilities mental and emotional growth. As a matter of fact, it can be a great tool to promote integration and communication among students, especially the ones affected by autism, attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities…
The course aims to present the therapeutic power of Visual Arts through first-hand experimentation of various art thecniques such as painting, 3D, collage, mixed media, photography. I was involved in active learning process, focusing on personal experience and self-expression, combining cognitive and emotional elements to ensure long-lasting retention of new knowledge.
The course was made in Florence, the art city.
