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We were so fortunate to have Mrs. Sessler teach an origami lesson to each of the fourth grade classes. She shared about her Japanese heritage, showed us her mother's artistry, told the story of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, and lead all the students through the steps to make an origami paper crane.  This was such a meaningful experience for all our students. Thank you so much for sharing your talents and culture, Mrs. Sessler!

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Learn more about Sadako's story with this sweet child made stop motion animation.
View all of our paper cranes in our online art gallery on Artsonia.
Watch the animato video of our time with Mrs. Sessler below or at this link.
When Japan suffered from an earthquake an tsunami in 2011, Dryden Students joined Students Rebuild to show we cared with paper cranes.
Learn about this here.

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The fourth graders signed a big thank you origami crane for Mrs. Sessler.
 
 
Mrs. Theresa McGee, art teacher at Monroe Elementary School in Hinsdale, IL participated in the International Day of Peace by making Pinwheels for Peace.
She sent out her students' pinwheels to help spread peace and its message to other students.
We received one last week just as I was getting ready to present at the Art Educators Association of Indiana's Conference in Indianapolis. (Curious about this? Click Here)
I brought the pinwheel with to introduce Love to Peace. Hopefully this video explains.
View all the places that the pinwheels for peace have visited during Mrs. McGee's collaborative project on her Google Map.
 

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