International Dot Day Spotlight: Robinson School, Puerto Rico
From musical dots, to digital dots to marks of inspiration, The Robinson School in Puerto Rico truly made their mark! This year, the elementary students participated in different activities related to making a dot and reflecting on how they can leave their mark on the world. The school made a special connection between Visual Arts, through Spiritual Life, Microsoft Skills, and Music.
International Dot Day 2020 Activity: The Dots for Doors Project
Inspired by Amanda Overholt of Exeter, Ontario community-wide scavenger hunts, we are excited to share the Dots for Doors project. In this blog post, Amanda shares a bit about how this project evolved and ideas on how to get your community involved. Read more about her Rose’s Garden Scavenger Hunt.
Dot Day Spotlight: Franklin Elementary School Students Become Their Own ‘Dots’
Franklin Elementary School in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, celebrated International Dot Day in a vibrant way. Art instructor, Kaitlyn Edington, creatively combined the themes of “I Am Human” by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds with “The Dot” by encouraging her students to design their own simple self-portraits in a lively mural. Mrs. Edington said her goal has always been helping her students to “Think” and “See” like an artist. She loves to encourage trying new projects, and seeing the world in a new perspective through imagination.
Dot Day Spotlight: Louisiana Tech University Shares Dot Day Resources
International Dot Day is a daily celebration for Amy Vessel, co-chair of the Children's Choices Program, and professor at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. In April 2019, Ruston was the site of an F3 tornado. Many businesses, homes, and part of Louisiana Tech was destroyed, but luckily none of the academic buildings were damaged. The storms were able to bring the community closer than before, through support and finding ways to work together. After being determined to improve what they lost, their elementary program was named 4th in the nation by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), and their TEAM Model Full-Year Residency Program had been published on American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)’s blog. The university is determined to make multiple dots and marks to help their community across Louisiana!