Who says learning can’t be fun, too?
Twenty-two aspiring future elementary teachers from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ transformed myths from cultures around the world into vivid scenery and puppet shows Feb. 28 for 55 second- and third-grade students at Blessed Sacrament School in Burlington. Integrating research about the culture, creating images of the geographical environment, and translating text and character into script and puppets, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students brought a world of cultures to the school’s media center.
By the end of the puppet shows the school children could locate Armenia on the map, knew that Western North Carolina is a home for the Cherokee people, and that kangaroos are marsupials.
The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students are enrolled in a course titled Fine Arts in the Public Schools, taught by Barbara Rhoades, adjunct assistant professor of art. Many of the students are sophomores who hope to join ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s teacher certification program. Rhoades says this experience has convinced even more of these students that they have chosen the right career.