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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1982)
S pilyayTym oo Page 6 M ay 14,1982 SpilyayTym oo May 14, 1982 Page 7 Something a little different at school—mini-courses Mini-courses give both students and teachers a chance to interact in a different fashion than normal class sessions. It allows the teaching staff to get to know students they dq not normally come in contact with along with allowing students the same opportunity fo r meeting other students and teachers. This is tne third mini-course session that' has been offered at Warm Springs elementary school. Twenty-five different activities are available fo r students to chose from. The classes ' run from three to six weeks depending upon the course. For one hour each Friday, the students attend their classes, learning anything from square dance to cooking. One group o f mini-course students is resposible fo r paintingthe mural on the side o f Macy 's store. And one class can be seen jogging throughout the neighborhood on Friday afternoons. Another is busy in the classroom cooking up a taste treat. Other mini-courses offered to the Waryp Springs elementary students include leather craft, archery, print making, frisbee games, puppets, calligraphy, macrame, making movies, music instruments and weaving. Throwing frisbees has become a popular sport but figuring out just how to do it takes some practice. In Michael McGinnis’ class, expert instruction is provided. Spilyay Tymoo photos by Marsha Shewczyk IKnot tying also known as macrame is a practical skill and can at the same time be a means of expressing creativity. It looks confusing to begin with but once you get the hang of it, knot tying is easy.. Cooking over a hot burner for an hour demands some reward. When the cooking is done the tasting can begin. Mary Huey instructs Cooking in the Classroom. Art for all the world to see is the project directed by Linda Henry. This mini-course gives children the chance to paint in a large scale way on the wall of Macy’s store. Debbie Wolfe instructs students in the art of calligraphy. It takes practice to make letters both beautiful and perfect.
