del Castillo, Naia

“This year, the students at the Birjinetxe School developed an art project from start to finish. Working together, they, their teachers, and I chose a topic that we had studied and read up on, the difference between viviparous and oviparous animals. Our three-dimensional creation focused on their gestation method: in the maternal womb and inside the egg. The teachers’ intention with this project was to help the class bond as a group and encourage students to have a respectful, positive attitude towards their own work and that of others.

From my point of view, this experience is important because the students not only assimilated knowledge about a topic in their curriculum, but they also learned to use new tools and materials, to persevere and stick with an idea, explore their personal vision, evaluate, take risks, notice their mistakes, work as a team, value their opinions, and relate to contemporary art.”