As small fingers wrap around the paintbrush, Morah Sally Goodgold gently instructs her students on how to dab the brush into the liquid watercolors, before applying the bristles to the coffee filter. “We’re making sunflowers, just like Van Gogh,” she proudly tells her students. Each coffee filter, meticulously cut into the shape of a flower, sits in front of her 3 and 4-year old students. They are eager to rotate colors, mixing yellow and brown, adding gold glitter, and returning to add some vibrant orange. The sunflowers soak in the paint, just as Morah Sally’s students soak up the experience.
Sally Goodgold began teaching the Mini-Monets Aftercare Enrichment class in September this year. For 1 hour, 3 and 4-year olds are introduced to a wide variety of classic and modern artists, techniques and a variety of styles. Above all, Sally encourages her students to enjoy the process of creating.
The classroom buzzes with excitement. “It looks like the sun is shining on my sunflower!” “I’m mixing the paint!” All the while, Sally dedicates time to each student, ensuring each child has the confidence to create, revisit his/her work, and have pride in their creativity. Parents and students alike eagerly await the class each Wednesday. Please be sure to stop by the hallways of the Preschool, which are filled with our beautiful process-oriented artwork.
Sally Goodgold is a Shomrei Preschool parent and Shomrei Member. She holds a degree in Fine Arts and Biology from Hofstra University and created her own local creative arts program: http://www.artsyandcraftsy.com/
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