Arts As Part of Life
We had an amazing evening attending Rachel's school recital. This is a special public elementary school for Grade 4 - 8 kids. It bends heavily on arts training on top of the regular academic curriculum. Rachel got in last year through an audition and was selected probably one out of ten applicants at most. The kids split their day working on books and playing seriously in the whole world of arts.
So this is no ordinary school recital. They are the professionals among amatures of their same age. The show was a complete blast, a collage of colors and sounds - from string orchestraI to clowing to tap dance to percussion to concert winds of about 100 kids... I was so touched by the energy, talents and earnst these youngsters put in their work and play. My eyes were swelled up with tears from time to time, as it also reminded me of how I grew up singing, dancing and performing.
Rachel was in at least 5 of the 34 shows. C, a sister of Sienna's friend was like a star of the evening. I didn't expect to recognize her - she just stood out for being so outstanding! Sienna was among the most attentive audience. She did fall asleep on her own chair quietly when it was well into the second half of the show. The whole festive didn't end until about 11:30pm.
It's hard to imagine that you bring up a child without leading her/her into some creative outlets in arts. I cannot start to hope that one day Sienna would be able to go to a school like Claude Watson. She doesn't seem to go into any kind of high drama. But there are so many different ways that she can try her hands on. I want to leave every door open to her. There must be some talents in each child, one way or the other, that can be brought into play. Going through school work should be considered easy for any average person. Playing with arts is, to me, the best way to form an integral personality. I always wish I would have learnt a kind of musical instrument. But I am forever grateful to my limited arts experience that has contributed to my growth and personality. You don't just play seriously with arts. More importantly, you bring the kind of play attitude into other serious works you engage yourself in. Eeinstein would have been such a dull if he didn't know how to play a violin.
So this is no ordinary school recital. They are the professionals among amatures of their same age. The show was a complete blast, a collage of colors and sounds - from string orchestraI to clowing to tap dance to percussion to concert winds of about 100 kids... I was so touched by the energy, talents and earnst these youngsters put in their work and play. My eyes were swelled up with tears from time to time, as it also reminded me of how I grew up singing, dancing and performing.
Rachel was in at least 5 of the 34 shows. C, a sister of Sienna's friend was like a star of the evening. I didn't expect to recognize her - she just stood out for being so outstanding! Sienna was among the most attentive audience. She did fall asleep on her own chair quietly when it was well into the second half of the show. The whole festive didn't end until about 11:30pm.
It's hard to imagine that you bring up a child without leading her/her into some creative outlets in arts. I cannot start to hope that one day Sienna would be able to go to a school like Claude Watson. She doesn't seem to go into any kind of high drama. But there are so many different ways that she can try her hands on. I want to leave every door open to her. There must be some talents in each child, one way or the other, that can be brought into play. Going through school work should be considered easy for any average person. Playing with arts is, to me, the best way to form an integral personality. I always wish I would have learnt a kind of musical instrument. But I am forever grateful to my limited arts experience that has contributed to my growth and personality. You don't just play seriously with arts. More importantly, you bring the kind of play attitude into other serious works you engage yourself in. Eeinstein would have been such a dull if he didn't know how to play a violin.
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hi, mrs T, i guess we just have to work with what we have in our environment. depends each child too. i don't think i can get sienna to the swimming pool any time soon.
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