When I first started really exploring my creative side, I filmed videos of my favorite art journal pages - low stress art journal pages. You can find over 40 videos: CLICK HERE
My name is Robin Norgren, M.A. and I am here to help make Montessori philosophy more relevant in the classroom. My projects include: Josey's Art School, The Gifted Learner, Creativity and Wonder and A Montessori Way of Seeing. I found my way into educational spaces as a mother of Creative children yet I am not an art teacher. This information is important because my style empowers teachers who are shy about teaching art but looking for products that promote expression over technical perfection.
Creativity and Movement Presents: Art Classes for Adults
Making art as an adult helps lower stress, trains your brain to solve visual and structural puzzles, and offers a rare space to play without rules or grades. It is a healthy way to step away from daily chores and reconnect with yourself. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Train the Brain in New Ways
- Build new pathways: Drawing or sculpting forces your eyes, brain, and hands to work together in sync.
- Solve fresh puzzles: Figuring out how to shade a sphere or balance a clay pot uses logic and spatial reasoning.
Quiet the Daily Stress
- Enter a flow state: Focusing on brushstrokes or clay pushes worries to the back burner.
- Find a quiet escape: Making things acts as a quiet, screen-free break from work emails and notifications.
Play Without Rules
- Drop the need for perfection: Unlike work or chores, a personal art project has no wrong answers.
- Be a beginner again: It feels freeing to try a new medium where you do not have to be an expert.
- Enjoy pure creation: You get the simple, joyful thrill of making something exist that did not exist before.
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When I first started really exploring my creative side, I filmed videos of my favorite art journal pages - low stress art journal pages. You can find over 40 videos: CLICK HERE
Self Esteem Classes for Teen Girls: Where Do you look for Happiness?
We are pleased to share another of our self esteem projects created for teen girls entitled
::where do you look for happiness::
Helping girls build strong self-esteem is not just about feeling good today; it creates lasting changes. Boosting their confidence helps prevent perfectionism, protects mental health, and builds future leaders who can speak up and share their unique voices. [1, 2, 3]
Why Self-Esteem Matters
- Stops the People-Pleasing Trap: Confident girls learn to set firm boundaries. They stop trying to please everyone else at the expense of their own well-being. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Rewires Brains Against Media Pressures: High self-esteem acts like a shield against unrealistic beauty standards seen online. Girls evaluate messages critically instead of internalizing them as personal flaws. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Encourages Risky Growth (in a Good Way): When girls value their inner skills over physical perfection, they feel safe failing, trying hard subjects like science and math, and taking leadership roles.
- Art Lessons to Support Self Esteem
New Self Esteem Class for Teens: Wind Chime
Creativity and Movement now offers classes geared towards teen girls. This project is a first in a series of classes offered titled
::The Winds are Whispering good things to your heart::
Be sure to connect with us if you are interested in bringing this project to your school's enrichment programs
Online Classes and Workshops NOW Available
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