Co-op in Review: November 19, 2015

This week, the classes learned about the Northern Renaissance.  Though many people don't realize it, the northern Renaissance (France, Germany) was quite distinct from the southern Renaissance(Italy, Mediterranean).  Many of the leading men of of the northern Renaissance also became leaders of the Protestant Reformation, and it is that they are most celebrated.  The northern Renaissance developed in the Germanic lands, that were more separated from Rome and the center of the Catholic Church, and therefore it's artists have more independence of thought and tended to celebrate nature instead of religious scenes and icons.  The Rhetoric class discussed these distinctives of the Northern Renaissance, in order to lay a foundation for our upcoming studies of the Reformation. They also made an awesome Renaissance sculpture.  The Dialectic class made webbed gloves, an intriguing invention of Renaissance man, Leonardo DaVinci.  The Upper Grammar class made quill pins and practiced writing script with them.  The Lower Grammar class learned all about color composition and made Aztec sun paintings with cool and warm colors.  The Five in a Row class read the book, "We're Going on a Bear Hunt."  A father and his four children head out on a fictitious bear hunt, as they chant along together.  The kids then made a cute project depicting the scenes from the story.