Pathway Schools students visit Washington Glass School to learn the challenges of glass innovation and business. (photos by Arlene Graham)
This week and next, students from the Pathways Schools will be at the Washington Glass School being exposed to glass and the business of art, enabling the students to experience and appreciate firsthand the intricacies and discipline required for the creation of art and design.
Artist Patricia De Poel Wilberg talks about her process of reverse painted glass to the students from Pathways Schools’ Caribbean Returning Nationals – Students For Student Initiative (CRN-CSFSI).
CRN-SFSI designed the “Community Experience” for The Pathways Schools. Approximately 10 students visit select businesses in Prince George’s County to learn and shadow their workers as their curiosity is aroused through discovery. The students ages range from 15 to 19 years.
WGS Director Erwin Timmers outlines how sustainable design can work in the creation of fine art sculpture.
About Caribbean Returning Nationals Foundation, Students for Students Initiative
Arlene Graham is the Founder and Executive Director of Caribbean Returning Nationals Foundation (CRN), Students for Students Initiative (SFSI) a non-profit headquartered in Maryland. CRN SFSI empowers students and young professionals from all cultures to be global innovators. CRN SFSI understands today’s youth needs support and access to opportunities to compete on the global stage. Through their Out-Of-The-Box Approach to career development, CRN SFSI offers various programs designed specifically to address the young person’s interests and skills.
About The Pathways Schools
The Pathways Schools operate five therapeutic educational programs in Maryland’s Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties for students aged 11 through 21 who have emotional and behavioral disabilities. Each school provides a unique, comprehensive, success-oriented alternative day program in a small family-oriented setting of not more than 40 students. Their goal is to enable students with emotional or behavioral disabilities to take responsibility for their lives and to become independent contributing members of our communities and society.