Mentors

When people ask us what Minds in Motion does, one of the common threads running through our work is to provide mentoring, either through what we do or by what we link up for children. When kids experience real-life examples, our lessons stick.

This weekend, I’m taking our Green Girls group, ages 6 – 10 years old,  to see artists’ work displayed in the Travis Heights Art Trail in an historic house renovated to museum-quality standards. With green features, such as insulation made from blue jeans, our girls can’t help but be inspired. By conversing with artists, the process of creating and displaying art must naturally be demystified.

What the girls take away from the experience is theirs; they have the choice to make their own meaning of what they see. They will hold in their hands the choices of how to use their new information.

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What’s the Deal?: As parents and teachers, we often feel we must be the ones to impart knowledge. And we are our kids’ main teachers, but we don’t have to deliver each lesson step by step. An effective shortcut is what my mother gave me–the awareness to notice. When we were out and about, she’d frequently say, “Look, look, would you take a look at that!” A mosaic, a chrysalis, the way Pampas grass moved in the wind, all of this noticing shaped the opportunities I can spot now as an adult. I see mentors all around me, ideas and excellence everywhere. Mentors in objects of excellence, inspiring people and situations deftly managed.  Michael teases me that I’m always saying, “Hey, look at what that business did–smart!” Yep. I’m OK with that.

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Resources: Check out kid-friendly activities for these events and support our local artists at www.travisheightsart.com this weekend, November 3 & 4 and www.eastaustinstudiotour.com, November 8 – 18.  For a great deal, bid on a new Green Girls session at Patton Elementary School’s carnival silent auction this Saturday, November 3.

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Picture  copyright 2012 Kristi Beall-Zumpano. All rights reserved.

Text copyright 2012 Kristi Beall-Zumpano. All rights reserved.

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