elements that would showcase
the theme of kindness in their
final art piece. Their creations
were eventually transferred to a
personally designated space on
a large paved area between the
school buildings.
Their final art installation efforts
produced an incredible array of
chalk art and the creative activities
extended beyond that day—every
child kept their boxed set of chalk
pastels to continue creating at
home.
do it all around the Bay Area,
via a constellation of innovative
programs and a team of supremely
compassionate, talented individuals.
“Art expression allows our
students a medium to identify
their individuality, while also
acknowledging the inclusiveness
within our school community and
the world at large,” says Jolene
Yee, principal at The Hunt School.
“The theme of kindness during
our Diversity Week centered
around classroom lessons, really
life lessons, that reach beyond the
usual four classroom walls with this
wonderful sense of collaboration,
inventiveness, discovery, and joy,
that had a stunning visual impact,”
she adds. “We are immensely
grateful for the generosity of the
Italian Street Painting Foundation
for the opportunity to enrich our
students’ lives.“
To learn more about Sunny Hills Services,
visit sunnyhillsservices.org.
The Irene M. Hunt School of Marin
(The Hunt School) is a Sunny Hills
special education school based in
San Anselmo that serves children
ages 5 to 17 whose educational and
behavioral challenges are too severe
to be handled in a traditional public
school.
The Hunt School’s curriculum
incorporates music, storytelling,
poetry and visual arts, providing
students with ways to express
complex thoughts, feelings, fears
and struggles, sometimes when
words and traditional talk therapy
are not enough.
Last June, The Hunt School’s
students were the lucky recipients
of an Italian Street Painting
Foundation grant that resulted
in an exciting, high-energy art
installation.
Students worked with a talented
local artist, Patti Oji, who
introduced the idea of the art
installation as they explored design
concepts like scale, color and
medium. Students enjoyed the
creative process of capturing design
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