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Collaborative Art
Today the children decided to do some beautiful collaborative art for Waitangi Day. The children chose three symbols which represents them as a whole.
While choosing the symbols they even decided what colours they will use for each symbol.
The children have worked together as a team through meaningful discussions on what matters to them and how we can represent ourselves through these three symbols.
The three symbols which we have chosen are:
Manaia - means containing mana (prestige and power). Head of the bird, body of human and tail of fish. Representing sky, earth, sea. It is a guardian.
Koru - spiral- symbolises growth, Harmoney and new beginnings (just like the new settlers and Māori coming together as one.
Tiki - represents the human form and ones ancestors. Links past, present and future. How can we continue to honour the Treaty of Waitangi?
Collaborative art is a great way to get all children involved and learn new are techniques. During this activity children are learning how to use PVA glue and cellophane to create a different texture and art piece. While using PVA glue the children have been using their problem-solving skills to see how much glue they need for each cellophane piece.
Children have been given the opportunity to work as a team and to have meaningful discussions has they are working to create a master piece.