African/Black Mythology and Collages (Art With Ms. Sydney)
In this ongoing course, learners can learn about the various African/Black mythos that have circulated around the diaspora from ancient times to now. We will be making collages for each story we learn about.
Ms. Sydney
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(44)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hours per weekClass Experience
If you have taken my pop-up book class, this is the next step on our creative, ourstory adventure. If you are new, welcome to art with Ms. Sydney! This class is meant to expose learners to the variety of African/Black mythology and oral stories around the world. It is my firm belief that we should know about stories, characters, and archetypes outside of Greek/Roman mythology. In this hands on course, Ms. Sydney begins each class with a discussion question as we wait for learners to get in. Afterwards, we will discuss the story, mythology, or character of the day. Then we will spend the rest of class learning a certain collage technique and building our own collages to represent that day's lesson. No prior collage experience is needed! It is fun, messy, and a great way to get the imagination growing. Learners can put in as much as they want to receive from the class; given that there is a good portion of time dedicated to creating art, learners should be ready to use that time and not worry about finishing quickly. Ms. Sydney likes to put music on while we work, and makes each class highly interactive so that students can feel free to come off of mute at any time. Topics will be updated each upcoming month February Themes Week of 1/26 Heru vs Set Week of 2/2 Vulture stories Week of 2/9 the trickster Ijapa Week of 2/16 Kaang of the San Week of 2/23 Oshun-Yoruba Week of 3/1 amaZulu creation story Join us for a fun collage club!
Learning Goals
Students will learn about a variety or African mythology around the diaspora and will learn/improve collaging and art techniques.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Students will need to handle glue and scissors each class. Students will need to clean up their mess after each project. Parental advisory is needed. Every story will include traditional accounts of each character, situation, etc, and Ms. Sydney will take care to navigate these topics with sensitivity. Sometimes students do not like spiders or other animals that are mentioned in the mythology so please assure your child that these are stories and no real animals will be used in class. Ms. Sydney uses google slides to present each topic. Students will not need to access the google slides on their own devices.
Supply List
Learners should have paper, pencil, colors, scissors, glue, and collage materials present for each session. Collage materials can include, but is not limited to: old newspapers and magazines, receipts, packages, cardboard boxes, wrappers, cards, posters and any paper product that has any type of image/words on it. Be sure to use things that can be cut up and glued.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined September, 2021
5.0
44reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I've created curriculum and taught young learners about African mythology and creation stories for the past 3 years. In college, I took Africana studies courses centered around African history, and out of college have taken workshops, professional development courses, and attended Afrikan centered conventions and lecture series. I am a lifelong learner of Afrikan ourstory and culture. I am Black and Mexican and therefore have lived experience being an African descendant and take pride in my ancestry. I will take care to teach about these themes from a historical perspective and will present them as stories to gain lessons from. Just like with Greek/Roman mythology and current super heroes, I will present all of the information as ideas and characters that evolve throughout time and region and will give the historical background for each while keeping the class fun and enjoyable. Reviews
Live Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
60 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-9 learners per class
