Red Cedar Undertakes Annual Arts Immersion Week

Outside it was cold, muddy, rainy, raw, and even snowy at times. Inside, the spaces of the school were turned into art studios, the kitchen was given over to the cooking of Greek cuisine, a hot fire burned in the cob oven, the newly remodeled clay stove in the yurt was lit, and students dove into week-long workshops.

Sets for the upcoming One-Act Plays were painted.

Alex

Izzi and Xzavia

Aran and Patrick

The smells of olive oil, garlic, lemon, spinach and pastry floated out of the kitchen.

 Henry, Bo and Izzi perfect their skills in working with filo dough.

Students learned how to make pita bread, eggplant mousakka, spanakopita, marinated roast lamb,  tsatsiki, and baklava - all baked in the cob oven outside. They created a huge meal with each of these, along with cucumber-mint salad and classic greek salad, for a school community feast on Friday.

Izzi makes a spanikopita triangle from filo dough with spinach/feta/olive stuffing.

Eliot, Parker, Sam and Patrick.

Brendan and the chefs at work.

Alex and Zoe clean up.

The primary room turned into a pottery studio - for both hand building and wheel throwing.

Ari on the wheel.

Another workshop was wood carving and building - in the outdoor classroom.

Amelia

Bill with Lena

Chairs made by the woodworking group

Evan, Bill and Miranda - taking a break

In the afternoons everyone rehearsed for their one-act plays. The following Tuesday evening we performed the plays for parents. And this is how we got through mud season.