“Return to school”

This morning, we found our way back to school and could start workshops with the “Çifte Havuzlar Ilköğretim Okulu” children. Their holidays ended up last week and that is why we have offered them their first activity of this semester together, a multiple “cadavre-exquis” (exquisite-corpse).

It is a drawing-game I used to play during my graphic studies, and after different tests with the youth of “Atölye”, we knew that it was a good start to socialize with pupils. I briefly sum up here the main steps. The idea is to create a common drawing without seeing what the previous partner did before the end. So you draw your part and then fold the paper, after what you give it to your beside friend. The whole work finished, you revealed it by popular surprise!

Facing 17 children, we separated them in 2 groups of 6 persons and 1 of 5, and gave a sheet of paper to everybody. Put in circle, the pupils drew during around 30 minutes, the sheets turning among them. Then, the famous moment of unveiling happened and the impatient children could unfold their mysterious creations. As always, surprise and laugh made the appointment, and their enthused reactions were a great pleasure!