I have been teaching all my life. I was asked by a principal to make a (K-9) inner city private school more friendly, so I combined art lessons with friendship skills - conflict resolution and the Art of Disarming Bully Behavior by understanding it was a cry for help and giving that person an out with dignity. And a way to see themselves as part of the "Friendship Circle" - I called the program:
"CoCreative Arts & Communications" that offered
The "Peace Bench & Friendship Circle" Protocol.
Blending artmaking and sharing our art that is taught with what I call -
CoCreative Communications:
Everything you say is said with the main concept
"We are all in this together, and we are going to work it out."
And when we do, it builds trust that builds friendships.
Interpersonal friendship skills with art is a magical combination because they each help each other with Art Therapy and Empowerment with Interpersonal Communications.
I have a background in Holistic Healing, New Thought/Positive Psychology and Longevity Research and have done CoCreative Life counseling, for over 35 years with follow up CoCreative Life Tools.
I am an interdisciplinary artist and healer which allows me to provide a holistic and creative approach to mentoring focused of your inner community visions.
A lifetime vision: CoCreative Communication - back to Phonics with Etymology. Storytelling the birth of words from all languages. Learning Global English that honors all cultures - birthing CGSN - CoCreative Global Solutions Network - where students around the world share solutions that they cocreate as it is registered in the system for who offered what, to help develop and collaborate on it together - for a better world.