Trim the Tree
In December all of the students at Christ Academy created ornaments to decorate the many trees around campus. The ornaments were then sent home with the students to add to their Christmas trees at home.
While ornament art is a holiday tradition it serves two purposes. One, it can improve coordination between the right and left sides of the brain, as well as, hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Two, it offered a valuable art history lesson for our Upper School students.
Upper School students made Dale Chihuly-inspired ornaments from recycled water bottles and sharpie markers. Students cut the water bottles, melted them, and formed them into the desired shapes. The Junior High art students also made repousse, foil-embossed ornaments using two layers of heavy foil & sharpie markers.
