T o p i c s
Visual and Performing Arts:
Historical and contemporary significance of Taos and Santa Fe art colonies, The Taos Society of Artists, RC Gorman, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Nicolai Fechin, Leon Gaspard, Patrocinio Barela, John Sauzo, Maria Martinez, Lydia Garcia, Bill Rane, Carmen Velarde, Ed Sandoval, Veloy Vigil, Ansel Adams, Charles Lumis, Navajo Weavings, Sand Paintings, Jewelery, Spanish and Mexican Folk Art, Pueblo Pottery, Hopi and Zuni Kachinas, Advent of Devotional Art Forms, Spanish Colonial Furniture, Wood and Fetish Carvings, Stone and Bronze Sculptors, Fiber Arts, The Santa Fe Opera, Flamenco, Pueblo Indian Dance and Ceremony, Native American Flute and Drumming, Spanish Matachines Dances, Mariache, Maria Benitez Flamenco Teatro.
Language Arts/Spanish Language:
Historical and contemporary significance of Taos and Santa Fe literary arts colonies, DH Lawrence, Frank Waters, Oliver LaFarge, Willa Cather, John Nichols, Natalie Goldberg, Rudolfo Anaya, Sabine Uliberri, Claire Morrill, Tony Hillerman, Laura Gilpin, Richard Collignon, Mabel Dodge, Mark Simmons, Blanche Grant, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Society of the Muse of the Southwest (SOMOS), American Indian Myths and Legends, Spanish and Mexican folklore and cuentos.
Social Studies:
Southwest prehistoric cultures, Pueblo Cultures, Taos Pueblo (a World Heritage Site), Expeditions of Fray Marcos, Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, Juan Onate, De Vargas, Spanish Colonial Era, Mexican Rule, Pueblo Revolts of 1680 and 1847, Mexican-American War, Adolph Bandelier, John Collier, Los Hermanos Penitentes, New Mexico History of Crypto-Jews, Antonio Jose (Padre) Martinez, El Camino Real, Puye Cliff Dwellings, Bandelier National Monument, Petroglyph sites, Cultural Assimilation and Survival.
Math, Science, Practical Arts:
Sustainable Solar Systems, Advent of Earthship Biotecture and Engineering in Taos, The Greater World Community, Sustainable Agriculture, Off-Grid Home Building and Living Systems, Native American Geometric Designs, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Ray Bradbury Museum, Spanish Colonial Furniture, Tin and Iron Works, Adobe Architecture, Function, and Design, Ancient Scientology.
Note: Topics of discussion and awareness are not limited to the above. It is a sampling of material presented during the week that interweaves all content areas and responsive to individual curiosities. At the start of each week, an interest inventory is completed by each participant to express how and what you wish to learn/experience. I do not present “canned” information; nor do I carry a lesson plan! I am a Master Teacher who imparts a wealth of information in a relaxed and refreshing manner. I am also one who believes, as Piaget had believed, the teachable moment is when someone asks a question! |
