I am currently working on a project with grades K-5 called Art for the Heart Art Swap. The way it works is that the kids make uplifting works of art using a variety of media and have a art swap with a local school, nursing home, assisted living etc. We have chosen to do our art swap with a nursing home in Thornton called Elms Haven. They have around 200 residents and each trimester I have about 200 students. Each of my students will make a piece of work and put it in a decorated envelope. Sometime in November, I will be inviting the kids and parents of Stargate to help pass out artwork to the nursing home residents on a weekend day. In return, they are going to get as many residents as they can to create artwork to send back to us, which we will display in the art room or in the hallway. They said because of arthritis and other issues they may only have a small amount of artwork to send back, but we told them we are more excited to give than to receive.
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