Expression: Pollock-style

As we continue to look outward toward the expression of others, KGG students are studying techniques used by famous artists. Students have put their own creative spin on the stylings of Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, M. C. Escher, Salvador Dali, Vincent van Gogh and many others.

This is how we felt about painting like Jackson Pollock:

'I like to run and give a big splash!'-Adrif

'The splash was like hi-yah!'-Samaraa

'I was tired when I finished.'-Nafi

'I did it using karate, and it felt good.'-Dominique

'I feeled proud.'-Saif

Bollywood Dance-A form of expression

Expressing who we are is a personal creative journey.

Before we can look inward toward our own forms of expression, we need to look outward to get a grasp of what expression is. KGG has invited secondary experts to show them different ways of expressing who they are. A group of students created a routine of Bollywood dance and introduced it to the KG students. We also plan to have guests come to teach us break dancing, ballet and Bangla dancing.

In small groups, KGG will select music and choreograph their own interpretive dance for ISD's Early Years Celebration of Learning. Check back to see our creative process!

Interview to find out how we express ourselves

As faithful inquirers, we set out to find what express means.
We were let out on the school to interview various people.
As a class, we devised the following questions:

• What does express mean?

• How do you express who you are?

• Why do people express themselves?

Here are some things that we found out:

'It is a way for people to make themselves unique and different from everybody else.'-Ms. Paula, Head of Primary

'I express that I am excited by dancing in a crazy way. I write letters to people to explain how I feel about something.'-Ms. M, Grade 1 teacher

'Be yourself, something I do all the time.'-Ms. Bidita, Secondary English teacher

'I express myself by talking to my friends and parents about everything that is happening in my life.'-S'aqib, Secondary student

'You show on the outside what you have in the inside'-Mr. Gaysek, supercool KG teacher

'I express myself through my interests, hobbies and sense of humor.'-Mr. Stuart, PE teacher

'We all need to communicate to other people what we feel, what's happening inside. If we keep everything on the inside, that's when we get stressed.'-Ms. Alison, Language teacher

'Express means to let something out. We need to express who we are to show that we are somebody.'-Ms. Kate, PYP coordinator, Deputy Head of Primary