LET'S BUILD OUR OWN TOWN

let's build a town 

This summer I have worked for a kindergarten school in Cyprus in their summer school which lasted a month. The children had their own teachers but I was in charge of the creative part of the process, where they had to build their own town out of cardboard. We first made drawings of the town as they imagined it, worked with images as well and then in their teams started making. The program was more practical, with lots of painting and making of objects. I helped with the ideas but let them free to express theirself as they liked. Their age was 5-8 which was very hard to understand and cope with them to work, as their concentration was limited. Their purpose was to have fun so there was no pressure for them to create. We ended up making a kiosk, a bakery, an ice cream shop, a few houses, a cultural centre, a building and a flower shop. At the end of it we organised an event, promoting it on a facebook page and inviting friends and families, the children took their roles in their own town and had a super amazing time. It was a new experience for me working with children and very challenging as it is very different from working with adults where you are in the same position sharing ideas and having the same goals, the communication skills you need to develop are very different. I have to admit I learned a lot and it was quite satisfying in the end when I saw all the children having fun in their own work being engaged in it.