Art students take skills outside the classroom

Grace Sorenson- Mustangs Ahead

(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) - Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) has many students who are affiliated with the school’s sports teams, such as football, volleyball, track, soccer and weightlifting, which teach real-world disciplines using both the mind and body.

However, sports aren’t the only way young minds can learn those skills.

Making a simple pot takes more work than Mustangs might realize.

Ceramics and pottery have no limits when it comes to creativity, and are skills taught to Mustangs at LRHS. In this class, Mustangs learn to create pieces of art to represent themselves.

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LRHS ceramics/pottery teacher Adela Salas stated, “Ceramics is an activity in which your body and mind have to work together all the time!”

Ceramics/Pottery 1 requires the mastery of three hand building techniques: pinch pots, coil pots, and slabs. Students need to focus on hand-eye coordination, pressure and movement to transfer an idea from paper to clay.

Even Mustangs who don’t master these techniques can still learn helpful life lessons on patience, productivity, and effort that will impact your attitude on work moving forward in life.

“If you are a doctor, you need both your body and mind to be present in order to have a successful surgery, ceramics can teach you that,” added Salas.