STUDENT CONNECTIONS DIGITAL PROGRAM
STUDENT DOCENTS SPRING 2020
During the Spring 2020 quarter, The Block’s 18 student docents actively engaged in remote learning focused on the museum’s collection. Adopting a work of art for their in-depth research, they become its “ambassador,” building a digital file that will support future teaching, exhibition development, and docent training. The students also fostered community through a remote social space, "The Virtual Block Spot,” where they met each Friday. “I bring so much from The Block into my everyday life! Right now, I am carrying the many facilitation skills that The Block has taught me into my work for a student group a part of. As we navigate virtual meetings, the patience, consideration, and compassion that I have learned from The Block have been vital in ensuring that our conversations are always both productive and thoughtful.” – Erin Claeys (Comm ‘21)
DIGITAL PROGRAM
CHECKING IN ON… SERIES SPRING 2020
Select student workers continued to contribute to The Block during Spring 2020, supporting our teaching mission and learning from our staff. A blog series titled Checking In On... allowed us to share their work with the public and celebrate their contributions. The Block has been a central part of my undergraduate experience, and over the last few years. I miss spending afternoons in the Block library and seeing my wonderful colleagues every day, but working on these projects reminds me of the importance of art in our everyday lives, especially during challenging times like these. Engaging with art–both online and offline!–opens space for reflection, for dreaming, for building strength and community. – Lois Biggs (WCAS ‘20) 95
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