Final Artist's Statement

The way I initially thought of “family” at Escuela Vieau stayed the same but in some ways I found that I could expand on my initial thoughts. I said that there were many different definitions of family and that all of them could be seen at Escuela Vieau. This is still true in my eyes and in fact I am seeing it a lot more as I continue my Service Learning. Throughout my Service Learning experiences I’ve seen a lot of children but a select few I have grown accustomed to seeing; I know their names on a personal level and know a little about them. Some of these kids have groups of friends; some of them even say that they have known each other since they were very little. To me this perfectly represents family within groups of students. The students have to get to know each other as well not just the teachers and students. Although the teacher student relationship if very important for academic advancement the student to student relationship is also important. These kids are practically siblings and I’ve noticed that they are all very comfortable around one another. As mentioned before the teacher student relationship is also important. The teacher has to get to know the children to help them to better succeed. Without this personal involvement I feel like there wouldn’t be so much drive on the student’s part to do well. Another aspect that is important is the parent involvement. Parents at Escuela Vieau seem to show interest in being a part of their children’s academic life. Some parents come down to pick up their child which to me is a true sign of interest in what their child is doing. Another is what I saw at the social events. There were a lot of families and parents that attended such events. This made me feel good that there still are parents involved. All of these aspects were represented through images in my presentation as well as my take on what I thought best portrayed each image. Whether those takes would be the student groups or the teacher student relationships or even the parent involvement. All of these factors are important in maintaining a solid school, something that even the principle has strived to do.