
INTERGENERATONAL PROGRAMS
Our intergenerational programs put us at the forefront of the Creative Aging field, bringing together adults and School One students to create art, stories, and foster shared understandings. Since launching our program in 2016, with funding from the Aroha Philanthropies and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, we have offered a variety of opportunities for storytelling, performance, artmaking, and discussion.
Advanced Drawing: Intergenerational Drawing Class
In this new skill-building drawing class, creativity meets technique! In this course, we'll embark on a journey to enhance your drawing skills and build a rich portfolio of work. We'll dive into the foundational elements of drawing, exploring a variety of media such as pencil, charcoal, pen, and ink.
There will be quick creative warm-up activities and imaginative processes that get our hands drawing without overthinking. We'll cover essential topics like line, perspective, value, space, shape, texture, pattern, and design through engaging classroom activities. This class is designed to be enjoyable and dynamic, but with the extended duration, you'll also have the chance to deeply focus on your work and see significant progress.
This class is be fun, creative and pressure-free. All skill levels welcome.
This class meets Tuesday, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Session 2: December 2 - March 5
Session 3: March 5 - June 5
Instructor: Michael Gunn
Class location: All classes are in person at School One at 220 University Avenue on the east side of Providence.
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Printmaking: Special Projects
Printmaking is the exploration of the multiple. In this course, students will explore both the boundaries of traditional printmaking approaches as well as investigate the fundamentals of multiple-making. This course is designed to ask questions about the materials and media we use (paper, ink, paints and more!), experiment with unfamiliar/unexpected materials, methods, and presentations in printmaking. Students develop problem-solving skills by applying them to the fundamental concepts of process and compositional organization. Emphasis is placed on the development of the student’s visual sensitivity, aesthetic judgment and artistic perception.
Special Projects: Recipes for Life
In this class, we will explore our memories and the important stories from our lives through the medium of food. The sister senses smell and taste are a time machine. Nothing can bring us so immediately and so viscerally into the past as the recollection of a distinct scent or the magic of a certain set of flavors. Everyone has memories that are linked to food - foods we ate as children, foods we or certain important others prepared that accompanied critical moments in our lives. We will remember in vivid detail and recreate, both on the page and off, the foods that are the landmarks of our memory. This class will be fun, creative and pressure-free. All skill levels welcome.
Ceramics: Special Projects
In this class, students of all ages will focus on projects that use pinching, slabs, molds, and coils to establish a foundation of useful clay skills. The goal of the class is to make students comfortable in using clay and glazing work made through hand forming methods. We will work on a group project together.
Podcasting: Special Projects
Classes in our intergenerational arts program offer an opportunity for older adults to learn alongside high school students. Join School One students and learn interview techniques, practice speaking in an engaging manner to capture an audience, and create compelling written pieces which we will then adapt to create a podcast. No previous experience required.
Book Clubs and Discussion Groups (Previous Offerings)
Intergenerational Book Discussion Group
Students from School One and older adults make up this fantastic book group. The Intergenerational Book Discussion Group meets for four weeks during the Fall, and again in the Spring. Past selections include The Yellow Wallpaper and Old School.
Reading Across Rhode Island Book Club
School One students and Hamilton House members meet monthly to discuss Reading Across Rhode Island books such as Just Mercy, The Wright Brothers and The Hate U Give.
Conversation Series: Education and Learning
Bi-monthly discussion group where we’ll talk about quality teaching, different kinds of schools, education in other countries, policy issues like school choice, education in Rhode Island, and a host of related topics.
For more information about School One's LitCenter, contact Diana Champa, call (401) 331-2497, or complete our Inquiry Form.