Boorai - The Children's Art Gallery

Woods and Forests: Between Magic and Ecological Reality
An exhibition...

Woods and Forests: Between Magic and Ecological Reality celebrates children’s artistic responses to the natural environment and their place within it. Working with groups of 3-5 year old children, teachers promoted activities of care, curiosity and wonder for the life of trees within an Australian context. Through inquiry-based learning that encouraged perception, exploration, expression and reflection, the children investigated the ecology of trees, including growth, the results of forest bush-fires and trees as habitats for animals. Children also explored, through fantasy and imagination, the magical experience of being part of the forest world, which included a nest building activity.

Woods and Forests: Between Magic and Ecological Reality responded to a call for submissions by the L’Eta Verde Association (etaverde@tin.it) an organization based in Rome, Italy, committed to international research and projects that contribute to inter-cultural understanding and environmental safeguard. This interdisciplinary arts-centred project was an exploration of the delicate balance of nature, the teachers and children created visions of possible realities through art and narratives.

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