Making a Mosaic at Worthington Hooker

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For the students of Worthington Hooker on Whitney Ave, they'll always remember the making of this work of art - partially because there's a short documentary about it.Filmed between January and June of this year, "Making a Mosaic at Worthington Hooker" is actually quite interesting to watch.

The students of the class were asked to create a timeline pertaining to human history over the course of the last couple thousand years, and to identify objects and visuals that they found to be Beth Klingher, a talented mosaic artist who brought her knowledge and experience to the classroom and helped the students create the mosaic.

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representative of each time period. Then they had to study the process of making a mosaic with HOT Schools Art Teacher

With additional support from the Yale University Art Gallery, the students were able to produce what became a great-looking piece of art which was mounted onto the exterior of their school, for future generations of students to see. This film documents the process from start to finish.

Produced for the Higher Order Thinking Schools (HOTS) Program.