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Churchill Center & School for Learning Disabilities

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2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers Recipient
Sericulture in the Art Room

Within the art classroom, learning disabled students in elementary and middle school will experience sericulture or silk farming, by studying and cultivating silkworms. The silkworm’s growth and transformation will be documented through sketching and photography as the lifecycle unfolds. The growth and development of the silkworms will be infused in a variety of curriculum areas that include language arts, history, math and science. The culimination of the study will emphasize the use of silk in art.