Second-graders work on their drawings.
Second-graders work on their drawings. (Courtesy of Hillel)

Taylor Beardsall, a board-certified art therapist, life coach and yoga instructor, taught the students to use art when they don’t have the words to express their feelings.

Hillel Day School kindergarten, first- and second-graders participated in an Artistic Expression program in partnership with the Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition. 

Taylor Beardsall, a board-certified art therapist, life coach and yoga instructor, taught the students to use art when they don’t have the words to express their feelings. 

Each child made four drawings — a flower, a mountain, water and space. Each drawing reminds them of a different coping mechanism they can use when they are upset.  

Kindergarteners Jacob Berman and Sammy Young
Kindergarteners Jacob Berman and Sammy Young Courtesy of Hillel
First-graders Annabel Hopman, Shai Weltsher and Sivan Vered
First-graders Annabel Hopman, Shai Weltsher and Sivan Vered Courtesy of Hillel
Second-graders Reuben Schostak and Ben Sapeika
Second-graders Reuben Schostak and Ben Sapeika Courtesy of Hillel
Art Therapist Taylor Beardsall with second-grader Dean Cohen
Art Therapist Taylor Beardsall with second-grader Dean Cohen Courtesy of Hillel

 

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