Good Shepherd Art Class in Herald Leader

Above: Ida Palmer-Ball and students at Good Shepherd School in Frankfort explore with watercolors


The Lexington Herald Leader featured Good Shepherd's first grade class on the front page of the 4/15/09 Communities section.


Teacher Ida Palmer-Ball incorporates the Waldorf method into her classroom. As explained in the article, "The Waldorf method is based on the idea that learning is interdisciplinary, and the incorporation of the arts - including visual and performing arts - help students learn better."







The link to the story is at http://www.kentucky.com/176/story/761703.html




Above: students line up for recess in front of recent paintings whose theme was sea creatures.

Below right: Palmer-Ball integrates stories with her lessons. One dealt with a man in Afghanistan.