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RPS After-School Programs: 2023

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RIVER CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL

GIVE + TAKE: NATURE-BASED ART

Josie Kremer with Courtney Sergile

Grades 6-8

TU, 4:30-5:30pm

Sept 19- Dec 19

 

We’ll take resources from nature to create art, while thinking of ways to give back to nature through collaboration and art. 

 

Go on walks on school grounds to explore and collect materials, and re-imagine the green space that surrounds the school.

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FOX ELEMENTARY

GIVE + TAKE: NATURE-BASED ART

Dee Robertson

K-5

TU, 3-4:30pm

Sept 19- Oct 24

 

We’ll take resources from nature to create art, while thinking of ways to give back to nature through collaboration and art with a focus on the 5 senses.

 

Go on walks on school grounds to explore, collect materials, and think about our relationship to nature through creativity. This program is FREE for students thanks to generous grant from Virginia Outdoors Foundation, as well as support from the Fox PTA.

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MLK MIDDLE SCHOOL

HERBAL ARTS

Lucretia Jones with Courtney Sergile

Grades 6-8

W, 3:30-4:30pm

Sept 20- Dec 20

 

Explore the herbal arts with herbalist and artist Lucretia Jones. Each session will incorporate intentional breathing, observation, and conversation with the plants around the school.

 

We'll contribute to the community garden, enjoy different nourishing herbal infusions, and create plant medicines, salves, and tea blends to experience our connection with the nature within and around us. 

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OVERBY SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY

GIVE + TAKE: NATURE-BASED ART

Dee Robertson

K-5

TH, 3:15-4:45pm

Sept 28- Nov 2

 

We’ll take resources from nature to create art, while thinking of ways to give back to nature through collaboration and art with a focus on the 5 senses.

 

Go on walks on school grounds to explore, collect materials, and think about our relationship to nature through creativity. This program is FREE for students thanks to generous grant from the Community Foundation.

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