2024/11/20 6-8Grade by Yvonne

I had toured 2 gps of kids in middle school and here are my feedback

1. I started at the second entrance and in viewing the pyramid I had the group drew what they would want to see if they are looking down on earth. Then they share it with the group. Then I discuss the significance of the pyramid, the Great Wall of China (all visible from space), and touched on what Cai had on his mind on his own legacy. Both group are very engaged with the activity
2. Then we proceed to the adjacent gallery and did a find the material hunt. I asked them to study how Cai managed to keep the surface of the material and not blew them up. This is a quick 10-15 mins
3. In the Hercules gallery I had them look at the technique he used with the stencil. They were also intrigued by how he execute this artwork. I asked them to get close and look at the piece from the side where they can see the remaining gun powder. Some count the area he messed up (the holes)
4. In the lab science gallery I had them pair the cut out piece to the original and touched on why the title of the exhibit ‘Art and Science Collide’. Also we looked at the AI artwork and discussed the significance of of it. They are not as interested in the subject as I would think.
5. We did not stay at the mandalas gallery as that video was not working
6. The one last piece of work was the Praying for Potection. I have them wrote 2 words on either what they saw or how they felt when they looked at the artwork. Then we had a discussion and I educated them a bit on the Second World War and the aftermath of the bombing. This piece is a good one to open up conversation and touch on many subjects.

It seems like there are some kids that didnt know English much and I was wondering why they drew a blank face when I was talking, so it would be good to know ahead of times if they need a docent that speak Spanish.

A lot of the kids are afraid to speak up so I had to remind them to speak up, also there were some kids that were a bit disruptive and I felt the teacher has to be more attentive to the group.