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Mother Seton School Art Teacher Attends

International Convention

Karolyne Myers is always looking Courtesy Photo Myers’ creativity. “I am truly inspired
for ways to make art come alive by the world around me.” One
for her students at Mother Seton way in which she used her travel
School. When she was invited to experience for her students’ benefit
attend the Education First (EF) Tours was integrating the imagery found
Teachers Convention in Copenhagen, on Danish currency, that of various
Denmark, over Thanksgiving break, bridges over the country’s canals,
she was excited to collaborate with with a scratchboard lesson for eighth-
other educators and to bring what graders.
she learned and experienced back She was able to use the Amager
to the classroom. “We discussed Bakke, also known as Amager Slope
how to integrate culture, history, or Copen Hill, as an example of how
global awareness, and more in the art intersects function and green
classroom,” Myers remarked. “It was living. This architectural structure
exciting to learn from others how is a heat and power waste-to-energy
they are using concepts such as STEM plant in Copenhagen. Besides being
and service learning in their lesson a waste-fired energy plant, Amager
plans.” Bakker’s roof is designed on a slope,
EF Tours is an education which offers the public three ski
company that develops and provides slopes. “This design reminded me of
experiential learning opportunities Karolyne Myers, art teacher at Mother Seton something a student would imagine
around the world for groups of U.S. School, was one of thirty teachers invited to attend in art class and yet someone brought
and Canadian middle and high school the Education First Tours Teachers Convention in it to life.” Myers said. “It was so
students. Myers has been a group Copenhagen, Denmark, this past November. She surreal. I had to share it not only with
leader since 2007, when she took her stands on the canal in Copenhagen. my art students, but the members of
first tour with her oldest daughter. the Snow and Ski Club I facilitate.”
“I was able to view the world from two perspectives,” Myers brings EF Tour opportunities to Mother Seton
she said. “Through my eyes, as well as through the heart School students, alumni, and their families each year. Since
and mind of my child. What I’ve learned through these 2007, her groups have toured Italy, France, Switzerland,
tours I’ve brought back to the classroom to share with England, and Wales. In the summer of 2018, she will lead a
my students.” Thirty teachers from the U.S. attended the group on a tour of Greece, Italy, and Spain.
conference. “It’s been a wonderful experience,” expressed Myers. “I
In addition to teacher-to-teacher collaboration, attendees feel blessed to have the opportunity to offer this to families
were given various tours of Denmark, which sparked at MSS.”

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