Saturday at The Art Recycling Center: Trash to Treasure

7/12/2014

outside of the center

Paradise for a creative mind!

You are probably wondering..." does all Ms. B. think about is teaching? It's still summer for goodness sake! Go to the beach and stop thinking about school." I can't help it, I am an obsessed teacher. I told my old friend in NYC that at one point I wanted to step away from teaching to just paint. Not because I don't like teaching, but because when I am teaching it is all that I think about. Having said that, instead of going to the beach today, I decided to stop by 'Trash 2 Treasure' to see if there is anything interesting for our classroom..

So, if you ever wondered where I get all that 'stuff' in the art room, let me tell you! I belong to this recycling center! Trash 2 Treasure is a non-profit organization that has a mission to locate clean, re-usable materials and redistribute these items as valuable educational and artistic resources.

I have belong to this center for years. I renewed my membership as soon as I started teaching at Ely. By contributing nominal yearly dues, I am able to come to the recycling center and take as much as I want-as many times as I want, for my classroom. Individuals and businesses donate their unwanted items by donating them to this center in hopes that creative artists and educator will put them to good use. The video below gives you a little glimpse of the center. Maybe you would like to go...it is open to everyone! Ask me about it at school and I will explain further. Love you guys, Ms. B.

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Donna Bonavia

I am an art educator and a professional artist. I write this blog to guide my students in (SEL) social, emotional, and academic development. S.E.L. is the District of Columbia Public School's priority because we believe that we must educate the whole child.