Summer is on the wall

A thank you goes out this week to the two budding artists Benjamin and Celin.  Their spring and summer theme is a happy one indeed.

Friendship is an ongoing theme at Fokusskolan in Nyköping.  The students and faculty work together on creating a conducive environment, where every person is important and have a voice to be heard. Many students escape to Fokusskolan to rise from difficulties they may have had at other schools.  That places an additional burden onto the staff, but this Christian school has divine help and many prayers.

No school is perfect.  No staff is perfect.  No faculty is perfect.  No family is perfect; however, having followed this chalkboard each week has left a significant in-print and testament, that the children are lovingly encouraged to aspire and grow at their own pace.

Easter eggs on the school wall

This monday, we had an easter egg hunt on the chalkboard.  Leon and Karl Johan are the artists.  There was full activity on the backside of Fokuskolan, Nyköping so I was left to myself here.

Anïas was outside in the woods playing with his class mates.

Another Monday and summer came with it

We all run to the chalkboard to check it out.  We had not long ago spring, jungle and cavemen on the wall.  Today we were greeted by summer time.  I just hope the students stay away from drawing winter landscapes for a while yet.

So this weeks glorious artists at Fokus skolan, Nyköping, are Anton and Johannes.  Thank you both for this great family moment your picture gave us!

It's the jungle baby! says the chalk

The weeks roll on! And man, Mondays are great for us. WE can't wait to see how the 'wall that says it all' turns out. This week, the artist at Anïas and Illïus school Fokusskolan in Nyköping, Sweden is a girl named Ärla. It was a lovely jungle theme that got Xavier going with all kinds of stories.

Unbelievable how creative kids can be. I absolutely love this wall and how it is being used. We have documented about 5 weeks’ worth of it now I believe.

Thank you all lovely creative children at Fokusskolan and creative staff for making this wall to begin with!

Spring is here!!! at least on the wall

...so it must be true!  This weeks artists at Fokusskolan, Nyköping, Sweden are August and Aron.
Thank you for being so creative!

This is a very exciting family fun activity.  On Mondays we can almost not wait until the school day has ended to get to go to the 'wall-that-says-it-all'. 

Xavier told me spring is here.  I asked him what in the picture was his favorite, and he replied:

-I like the rainbow the most...

-and the flower...

-and I like the rain with the cloud the most...

-and I like the sun...

-and the tree...

So in short, I think he really thought that the favorite part was the whole picture as it was together.  Life is that way, a blend of people and experiences makes a rich life, depending on how you look at it.  I like to use my rose-colored glasses.

Computer game... on a chalkboard

My son Illïus dragged me over to the chalk wall this Monday.  He had to show me the 'superiffick' videogame his friend Jesper and Antonio had whipped up on the wall.  Here Illïus stands at the starting position.  Soon his small fingers trace and follow the dungeon 'level' until he finishes on top to the left side.  The sound effects and voices of jumping and such were all acted out with serious and great timing.

How much joy this wall has given us as a family.  Thank you all wonderful artists and the school for this amazing wall!

Vikings on visit

Anïas and Illïus are helping me documenting their wall of inspiration at their school Fokus skolan.
This weeks chalkboard artists are Gabriel and Felix.  It is history week at school. Through the cloudiness and ruins, a story of vikings so bold unfold.

So, today... the wall said it all.

I am now going to document the school wall.  I have been following 'the wall' for a while.  This school opened up in December 2011.  It is a recycled school from a big city and came in module pieces.  It took about 20 trucks and a big crane to build this school up in 2 days.  It looked like a major lego construction site.  The electricity, water, carpentry and all that took much much longer.

The artist is pointing with her foot at the hot drink.

This wall has become more and more an outlet of childrens creativity and imagination.  Today the kids were in a hot discussion over igloos, where they are, who lives in them.  The children are looking at the 2 people sitting in fur clothing, drinking something hot and steamy at the enterance of the igloo.

Chalkpaint + one wall + chalk = unlimited possibilities of stories to tell

Valentine's day, let us remember

Happy Valentines

This is the student wall at Anïas' and Illïus' school.  It is so beautiful to step into this school and know that love, acceptance and friendship is the focus here.  This school struggles with the dilemmas of today for sure.  Things may go wrong, but there is a firm active belief that all people are valuable and that we all belong to the same family.  Life is interesting.  It seems to me, if one does not receive love and learn to love oneself and others at an early age, one might suffer very dark and rough sideffects later on in life.  Love like a child, live like a child (playfulness and humor), and be quick about forgiving people like children are masters in doing.  Starting over with speedy forgiveness is less costly than to allow slow poisoning of ones thoughs and memories. Pride has ruined many nations.  We can learn alot from children around us.

Kindness and patience is an active walking and talking presence at this place among students and faculty.  These living witnesses humble me and make me strive to become a better person.

Below are som pictures from this day:

Xavier is getting ready to go and pick up his older brothers across the street.  Here he is showing off his heart that took so long to glue.  A beautiful heart with lots of shiny beads and papers.  His good friend Jenny is telling him he made a 'very lovely heart'.

Xavier stopped me outside the school gate and quickly rolled up a present he was supposed to give at home.  He got too excited I guess, and popped it on the snow for display.  He had painted this day with his very good friend Alex from school and used snazzy glitterpaint. 

Illïus fell in love with the wrapping paper Jeffrey had wrapped a gift in.  He salvaged it, cut a heart out and glued this prised artwork together.  A real labor of love.  He was soooo proud and deligted over this gift and I can honestly say that both my husband and felt so much joy that we had the opportunity of sharing this moment together as a family.  We are a blessed as a family.  And you are welcome to be part of it.  My thoughts and love go out to all mankind this Valentine's day.

Happy Valentine's day!