Michelle Ricker RDN
Project OPENmotion was a huge success! We just returned from Jerusalem, Israel after a four day workshop with the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design graduate students and the Bilingual School K-12 children. Designing and building green play environments for the children proved to be an extremely rewarding experience. Arab, Jewish and Christian children coming together with the grad students to create a place for play had way more meaning in Israel than could have been anticipated. All four play environments created were built from tree branches and found local materials, bringing awareness of green, health and movement. The connection the children felt to the structures that they had a hand in creating was powerful and inspiring. It is amazing to see how quickly children grasp a concept and elicit change. The Middle East is a very special place… www.projectopenmotion.com