{"id":7239,"date":"2016-02-12T13:51:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T18:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/?p=7239"},"modified":"2016-02-12T14:15:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T19:15:37","slug":"lower-elementary-students-explore-literature-and-different-cultures-in-a-unique-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/news\/lower-elementary-students-explore-literature-and-different-cultures-in-a-unique-way","title":{"rendered":"Lower Elementary Students Explore Literature and Different Cultures in a Unique Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7241 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berk-245-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Berk-245\" width=\"157\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berk-245-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berk-245-50x50.jpg 50w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berk-245-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a>In January, the Lower Elementary students went to the Peace Center to see <em>Doug Berky\u2019s GEMS: The World\u2019s Wisdom Stories<\/em>. Doug Berky is a one of a kind storyteller who takes a unique approach to conveying a story to his audience. \u00a0His belief that a story should be seen as well as heard is demonstrated in his vivid visual performances using many different types of theater. A mix of puppetry, mime, mask theater, clowning and circus arts are all a part of this one man show. Doug makes his own masks, writes his own scripts, choreographs his own shows, and designs and builds the sets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7243 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender (5)\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-5-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-5-50x50.jpg 50w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-5-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/a>To prepare the students for this special experience, Abigail Ehlies, a teaching artist\u00a0from the Peace Center, came to the Lower Elementary classrooms in early January for pre-show lessons and activities. During this interactive lesson, she read one of Aesop&#8217;s Fables and taught the children how to present scenes through tableaux, the art of making still images with bodies to represent a scene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7242 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender (6)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-6-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-6-50x50.jpg 50w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-6-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>On the day of the performance at the Peace Center, Doug Berky took the Lower Elementary students on a journey through different time periods and cultures from around the world using his unique storytelling approach. <em>The Lion and the Mouse<\/em>, a classic Aesop fable from Greece;<em>\u00a0The Lame Man and the Blind Man<\/em>, A Sufi tale from the Middle East; \u00a0and<em> The Drip Nose Boy<\/em>, a Native American (Apache) tale, were brought to life during his performance. Our students were captivated by his energy and creativity as they explored these popular historical pieces of literature.<\/p>\n<p>This experience enhanced the rich cultural and literary programs at Five Oaks Academy.\u00a0Field trips are one of the fun and wonderful ways that we connect our students&#8217; lessons to the world around them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January, the Lower Elementary students went to the Peace Center to see Doug Berky\u2019s GEMS: The World\u2019s Wisdom Stories. 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