Brainstorming Our Staircase

Earlier this school year it was announced that the staircase at West Richmond Community Center was due for an update. The redecorating project is called “Rising”. We were able to have the artist, Jeanette Lee, come in and brainstorm some ideas with a few of the children in our program about the project. She asked them what they love about using the stairs, and she got answers that included: “I can smell the snack in the stairway”, and, “when you imagine keys on a piano and walking up them”. The kids got the opportunity to give their ideas on how the staircase should be decorated. Some of these ideas were that the staircase should be colourful, the railing should be exciting and there should be poems on the stairs. There were many great ideas from the kids that the artist was able to take out of this discussion.

-Aislinn

Listening closely to Jeanette.

Asking questions and giving feedback.