The halls buzzed with the sound of volcanic eruptions Pshhh! and the rousing melody of “We are the Dinosaurs” as I picked up my children after their day at Mamaroneck Community Nursery School (MCNS). At home, pages of colorful dinosaur drawings flew from their bags and were taped promptly to the refrigerator door. Excitement both at home and at school was mounting as they, along with their classmates, embarked upon a three-week joint class project that will culminate with a Dinosaur Exposition of all their work on February 8th from 5:30 until 7:00 pm at MCNS in Mamaroneck.
This collaborative effort of three classes of four and five-year-olds will feature the students’ original artwork: from prehistoric tales and paintings to erupting volcanoes, even an entire dinosaur land made of paper maché! Recently unearthed “artifacts”: such as dinosaur teeth, bones, and eggs will also be on exhibit. A more evident link between creation and discovery, a link in which MCNS strongly believes as the cornerstone to a child’s education, would be hard to come by.
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This is just one of the many student projects that MCNS has developed in the name of hands-on education. “It’s exciting and enlightening because the kids are involved at every level, – working with a mix of art media to create a realistic volcano, dinosaur teeth, bones and eggs,” says Lead Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator MaryAnn Becker. “The dinosaurs come alive for everyone as we stomp and roar, read and sing songs about the dinosaurs’ habitats and create stories about how they might have lived. They especially love showing off their work to family and friends at the expo.”
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But the children’s collaboration with both peers and teachers is just one aspect of this biyearly dinosaur unit. These creative curators will have their one-time expo on February 8th. This event is open to the public, so bring your family and friends--after all, who doesn’t need to brush up on their prehistoric facts and dinosaur songs? But beware—the volcano blows at 6:15!
The cost of admission is a box of cereal per family that will be donated to the Larchmont Mamaroneck Food Pantry.
