March 13
Ah…Spring Break…what a nice way to end the NAEA convention. I have a few extra days to debrief, regroup and put all the things I did, saw and learned into a format that will benefit my students.
So, what exactly is Spring Break? It wasn’t that many years ago that we did not have a Spring Break built into our school calendar. Granted, we probably ended the school year a week sooner in the spring, but I think we’ve all gotten used to a Spring Break.
Spring Break can be a time that families vacation, some people stay home and putz around the house and maybe do a few special activities, or some people just take a break from crazy schedules.
My family has never vacationed in a way that you might typically think of taking a vacation. We do generally slow down and maybe venture a few hours away to visit my parents at the farm. (That truly is a vacation for my two boys, and I really enjoy being “home.”)
I am spending Spring Break this year being an artist. That might sound like a strange statement…I am an artist all the time, but sometimes it is hard to work in being an artist for the pure enjoyment of creating during the school year. I know there are many of you who are more disciplined about your own art making than I am. I have a small studio space in our basement that needed some love and attention (aka organization), and now it is time to create up a storm down there.
Here is a little something I’ve been working on for a while that is now finished. I plan to donate it to the local county 4-H raffle this weekend, along with some of my jewelry pieces.
What do you do if you have a Spring Break?
—Ronda Sternhagen
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