Students of the Ĺ Ètoile du Matin Pre’schooliar (The Morning Star Preschool)were given the opportunity to express themselves in drawing during an exhibition this week which formed part of ‘Drawing Day’.
Drawing Day was recognized on Monday by the Ministry of Education under Early Childhood Education.
“Today we recognize Drawing day, as part of growth within Early Childhood Education where children can use this form to express themselves in drawing which becomes an art in the eye of many or a message in the heart of some,” Founder and Principal of the Ĺ Ètoile du Matin Pre’schooliar, Georgette Deravariere, told Dominica News Online (DNO) during an interview.
She continued, “We at Ĺ Ètoile du Matin Pre’schooliar (The Morning Star Preschool), believe in self-expression and self-motivation and all this starts here at this tender age of their life and we understand the importance this has on a child’s growth to their personal milestone.”
She said the children were excited to be part of this drive to showcase their work for the world to see how talented they are.
Deravariere thanked the parents of the institution for the support and also the Stockfarm bus drivers who showed deep interest in the young ones.
“One bus driver said, ‘They are our future; let’s show some love.’ We are indeed thankful for the turnout and the passers- by who show love and interest in the drawing of a child by stopping and taking a look,” Devariere remarked.
Her message to the parents and schools is to allow their child/children to express themselves without fixing any lines or curves that he or she chose to draw.
“Even if a tree might be upside down, it is still a picture worth a thousand words,” Devariere explained, pointing out that the artists “will raise their chins high” because they know the worth of their creations. what’s worth.
Don’t take away their confidence,” the preschool teacher pleaded.
Meantime, one of Dominica’s artists, George Deravariere, who is the father of Miss Deravariere, also had the opportunity to share his art with the students.
“It feels good to be part of this activity; it brings back a lot of good memories of days of learning to do drawing and painting, so I guess now it’s my time to contribute and make sure that the young ones have a good idea of what it is to be creative in terms of doing drawing and painting,” he said.
Mr. Deravariere supports the idea of having this activity made part of the school curriculum, “in order to motivate the children and encourage them, so that they can take it to the next level in the future.”
He mentioned the personal benefits that can be derived from the work he does.
“It means a lot and is beneficial to me right now in terms of finances. I can do work and make money and also sometimes I look at my work as therapy,” Deravariere said. “ When I am doing my work, I am in my own world and it makes me happy.”
This is an excellent exercise. My son showed interest in drawing (art) at three years old. I encouraged and supported him then. Today, he is a competent artist.
We need to help and allow our children to develop their latent talents that they possess. Kudos to the staff and parents of the Morning Star Pre-school. Way to go!
It is obvious that this is not self initiated drawings. Clearly planned with the help of a piece they had to copy.
The idea is a very good one. Giving the preschoolers an opportunity to show their creativity t a very young age. But, I agree with you. The drawing were clearly done mostly by adults. Why do Dominicans have this strong per penalty for deception?