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Beneath the Layers
by Mrs. Gardner’s 5th Grade Class

Jasiah Brooks, Alex Camacho, Jesse Eckert, Geno Garcia, Rebecca Giles,
Nathan Hankl, Matthew Ginquitti, Derric Gobourne, Jr., Karrington Johnson,
Connor Jones, Tyler McCray, Xander Mead, Sierra Morrison, Ruben Nava,
Sabrina Ortiz, Leonardo Ramos, Sead Sejfovic, Hanna Wheeler
Sarasota, Florida
Gocio Elementary School
Teacher: Jessica Gardner
 

Bullying, bullying, what can I do?
Come over here, listen, does it happen to you?
When I see it happening it makes me sick.
Should you do something back, punch or kick?
No, I guess not that won’t be nice.
Because then you’ll just need more ice.
Kids all around the world get hurt every day.
All they want to do is be outside and
PLAY.
Black or white, purple or green,
I think everyone just needs to be seen.
Don’t sit down like you just don’t care
Why do you let them be so unfair?

Ava Silberman
Sarasota, Florida
Age 12

FROM THE ARTIST: Our school prides itself on integrating the arts across all content areas. My class wanted to create a work that combined their love of the arts with their love of technology. Being a diverse school, they used unique self-portraits to express their messages. Combining photographs, computer imaging, paint and paper, they created a collage that included meaningful quotations. Throughout the project, which was aided by a student from Ringling College of Art and Design, it became clear to the students that each individual is unique. Yet, once they stripped away the “layers” of a person, they discovered the commonality of people, which allowed them to see others for who they are on the inside, not the outside. I believe this lesson will stay with them long past this project and hopefully be carried with them into their futures.
THIS PANEL IS SPONSORED BY
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County and
the Eldon and Marge Herrig Family Foundation Fund
EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES®

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