Sunday, January 25, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Jan 14, 2009
Our Theme is: Countering Media Culture & Mind/ Body Awareness.
We gathered in our opening circle and reconnected by sharing our news.
Allison had a copy of the article that was printed in the North Adams
Transcript last month about the Mona Lisa Project. Karen introduced the new
Kidspace staff: Corin and Fiona who sat in on the session with us today.
They are young women interested in professions in the arts and provide great
role models for the girls.
Karen lead a brief discussion to introduce the themes of the film: "The
Strength to Resist: "The Media's Impact on Women and Girls". We learned what
" media literacy" means through watching the film together in the b-10
Theater at Mass MoCA. Afterwards we had an in depth discussion during which
Laura Thompson the Director of Kidspace, joined us for our sharing. Everyone
had a lot to say about the subject of the power that advertising holds over
the viewers. We talked about how ads objectify women and girls, about the "
beauty ideal" and how computer retouching creates an impossible version of
ideal beauty and about damaging gender stereotypes.It was a powerful and
energized session. We ended today, by coming into our YogaED "Time In"
practice, for a centering and visualization to affirm our strengths and our
bodies.
We gathered in our opening circle and reconnected by sharing our news.
Allison had a copy of the article that was printed in the North Adams
Transcript last month about the Mona Lisa Project. Karen introduced the new
Kidspace staff: Corin and Fiona who sat in on the session with us today.
They are young women interested in professions in the arts and provide great
role models for the girls.
Karen lead a brief discussion to introduce the themes of the film: "The
Strength to Resist: "The Media's Impact on Women and Girls". We learned what
" media literacy" means through watching the film together in the b-10
Theater at Mass MoCA. Afterwards we had an in depth discussion during which
Laura Thompson the Director of Kidspace, joined us for our sharing. Everyone
had a lot to say about the subject of the power that advertising holds over
the viewers. We talked about how ads objectify women and girls, about the "
beauty ideal" and how computer retouching creates an impossible version of
ideal beauty and about damaging gender stereotypes.It was a powerful and
energized session. We ended today, by coming into our YogaED "Time In"
practice, for a centering and visualization to affirm our strengths and our
bodies.
Jan 7, 2009
MLP cancelled because school was closed for snow day! Winter has really
arrived in the Berkshires!
arrived in the Berkshires!
Dec 12, 2008
Our theme is: Standing Our Ground and Learning Grounding Yoga Postures.
Today our MLP class included a lot of appreciations and personal
self-expression.
It is Jo's last Day at Kidspace. We took time to appreciate all that she
does for us with a special Yoga class and party refreshments.
We'll miss Jo and wish her well on her exporation of the Semester Intensive
at Kripalu Center.
It was Allison's birthday. Everyone wished her a great year and sang " Happy
Birthday".
We hosted a reporter and photographer from the North Adams Transcript
newspaper. They were interested in writing about the Mona Lisa Project's
goals. Not only did they interview our participants, Kidspace staff and
teachers but they also observed our process of journaling, Yoga, art making
and discussion. once again, we had good role models of women in the world,
because the transcript staff were both women working in the field of
jounalism. They certainly gave us good feedback about the type of learning
we are engaged in with this unique program!
self-expression.
It is Jo's last Day at Kidspace. We took time to appreciate all that she
does for us with a special Yoga class and party refreshments.
We'll miss Jo and wish her well on her exporation of the Semester Intensive
at Kripalu Center.
It was Allison's birthday. Everyone wished her a great year and sang " Happy
Birthday".
We hosted a reporter and photographer from the North Adams Transcript
newspaper. They were interested in writing about the Mona Lisa Project's
goals. Not only did they interview our participants, Kidspace staff and
teachers but they also observed our process of journaling, Yoga, art making
and discussion. once again, we had good role models of women in the world,
because the transcript staff were both women working in the field of
jounalism. They certainly gave us good feedback about the type of learning
we are engaged in with this unique program!
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