Three Step Plan
I am majoring in Child Development and love working with children. I am also very passionate about animals so for my three step plan I wanted to combine art, children and the shelter animals.
Who:
Kids in preschool to high school
What:
The kids would come to the shelter in a summer camp and paint, draw, or take pictures of the animals. They could choose a fabric and cut out triangles to make bandanas for the dogs.
When:
Summer camp
Why:
The summer camp would help the animals get adopted because it would bring more people into the shelter. The children would be using their artistic skills to help the animals get adopted which would make them feel good about themselves. Another component would be that the children get a responsible pet ownership class there they could paint, draw, and photograph what it meant to them. This would hopeful help our future children learn more about animals and that may decrease the amount of animals that come into the shelter. The children's art work would be posted up for the public to see.
The artist would be the children in the summer camp
To further this experience schools could be contracted and programs would be done during the school year for field trips.
In the photos below my cousin is drawing a picture of Molly Animal ID: 72354. In the summer camp she could learn about the animals at the shelter and how to take care of them. She would be able to take pictures of animals she wanted to make the public aware of. She would go back to the room to the room and pick out the materials she wanted to use. She could paint, draw, or sculpt the animal or animals she wishes and they would be displayed for the public to see. This would educate the children about proper animal care as well let the public know what the animals in the shelter.
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In the photos below my cousin is drawing a picture of Molly Animal ID: 72354. In the summer camp she could learn about the animals at the shelter and how to take care of them. She would be able to take pictures of animals she wanted to make the public aware of. She would go back to the room to the room and pick out the materials she wanted to use. She could paint, draw, or sculpt the animal or animals she wishes and they would be displayed for the public to see. This would educate the children about proper animal care as well let the public know what the animals in the shelter.
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Lauren, I love your plan! As a Child Development major myself, I would love to assist in this process. What a great idea! I think children of all ages would be great in this process! Very neat and creative idea!
ReplyDeleteI think we could make a really awesome camp!
DeleteThis is a very creative idea! I love how you decided to incorporate your skills with teaching. It would also be an awesome way for kids to adopt animals because they would most likely tell their family and friends! Good thinking!
ReplyDeleteLauren, I love your collaborate plan. I think it is a great idea to combine children in with this whole experience. I think its good for the kids to interact with the animals and who knows maybe adopt their first pet or even foster some. Great idea and I think you should see if you can follow through with this.
ReplyDeleteit was really cool how you had pictures of your ideas posted on here. creating a summer camp for kids would be awesome. not only would it help the shelter out by having the visitors, which would spread the word that a place such as the WCAC exsists, but it would also be a really good opportunity for the children to be educated on the importance of taking care of your pets, etc. great work!!
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea! It is so helpful to see your idea put into place as a sample. If you want to continue with this plan, I would love to help you make your idea a reality. This could be a fantastic research project and a great way to combine your interests!!
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