Mandalas

Fifth and sixth grade artists are slowly finishing their mandalas, which we started in celebration of International Dot Day.  Click here to learn more about mandalas.

Mandalas!

In celebration of International Dot Day, all classes will create different types of "Dot Art."  Fifth and sixth grade artists will create circular artwork called Mandalas.  

Mandalas are created in many cultures as a support for meditation.  They can be drawings or painted or made from sand.  

What is a Mandala?

The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds.

Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community.

(from The Mandala Project)

Mandalas have Radial Symmetry:  the condition of having similar parts regularly arranged around a central axis 

Examples of Mandalas:

How to Grow a Mandala Video:

Video of the Dali Lama creating a Sand Mandala

Dot day!

Dot paintings by first and second grade artists in celebration of International Dot Day!

Did you remember to wear dots today?  These kids did! 

Kindergarten Dot Day Art Stations:

Dot stickers

Dot stampers

Dot tracing

Dot collage 

Third and fourth grade group Dot Paintings 

Dot Day is coming to Fayston School!

International Dot Day is a day to celebrate CREATIVITY, COURAGE and COLLABORATION.  During the week of September 15th, all students will create artwork inspired by the message in Peter Reynolds' book The Dot:

"Make your mark and see where it takes you!" 

And Remember... On Monday, September 15th, WEAR DOTS! 

Let's see which classroom has the most Dot Day Spirit!