Co-op in Review: September 12, 2013

World War I is over and America is starting to return to normal.  This week, the classes studied a variety of post-war topics.  The Dialectic class studied the art form known as art deco.  Art deco was a bold,  visually stunning art form which originated in France after the War and spread to the US soon afterwards.   The kids made note cards using this style of art.  The Upper Grammar class studied the musical influences that popped up after the war, namely jazz.  The kids made awesome, working guitars out of shoe boxes and cardboard.  The Lower Grammar class learned about post-war fashions and made beautiful paper dolls.  The Five in a Row class read the book, "Night of the Moonjellies".  It's the story of a New Englander boy and his grandmother who venture out into ocean after dark to see the amazing moonjellies sparkle in the blackness of the night.  The kids then made their own shimmery jellyfish out of bowls and streamers.