Awakening creativity
Subtitle: Dandelion School blossoms
By: Lily Yeh
Publisher: New Village Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oakland, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780981559377
Subjects: Pu gong ying zhong xue (Beijing, China); Education; Art; Study and teaching; Children of migrant laborers
Description: "Awakening Creativity describes the participatory process of artistic expression guided by Lily Yeh at The Dandelion School, a nonprofit organization in Beijing that serves the children of poor migrant workers. Yeh worked with hundreds of students, teachers, and volunteers to transform the school's main campus with mural painting, mosaics, and environmental sculpture"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: My development as an artist; title: The Dandelion community : a mirror of a difficult society; title: Introduction : the Dandelion School transformation project; title: Fall 2006 : meet, listen, inspire, and explore; title: Fall 2007 : discovering the creativity within; title: Spring 2008 : teamwork, leadership, and re-creation; title: Fall 2008 : personal journeys and cultural heritage : developing awareness locally and globally; title: Spring 2009 : preserving the experience, sustaining transformation; title: Impact; title: Conclusion.