In May 2021, as soon as the seventh-graders were able to return to school after the second lockdown, we organized a tour of artwork in Maribor. The students took the train to a nearby town, where the curator of the Maribor’s Art Gallery received them. As they were not allowed to enter the gallery due to corona measures, we decided to see monuments, frescoes, and other works of art in the city.
We were amazed at how many compositions can be found in the city. We often walk past them without noticing. This time, however, we took our time, enjoyed, and explored each piece individually.
After returning to school, the seventh-graders prepared a PPT and a short description of the work for fourth, fifth and sixth grade students. They also explained to them the task that awaited them. The activity was carried out during art classes.
Students could also seek other works of art and sculptures, made by various Slovenian artists. By doing so they could use various sources – books, paintings in our school, old art calendars, internet pages…
Each student chose the composition he liked the most. Then, looking at the photographs of the artwork, they tried to find out which art technique the artist used. Students had all the art supplies available.
Teachers gathered around 80 students’ works of art and they should choose only 3 of all the submitted works to send to the Greece school.
This was a difficult task, so we decided to send 4 products to Greece and allow Greek students to decide which three works to place on the calendar.
The Greek team made a selection and prepared a calendar. At the link, you can see a new international product, which was created by children as part of our project “Our Cultures – Our Treasures”.
All the students’ works were posted in our Erasmus+ corner.