Documents and Forms as of 2-9-2010

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SAORI Worcester FORMS

(click on underlined links for printable version)

Saori Worcester Class Registration Form

SAORI Worcester DOCUMENTS

Click on underlined links for printable versions of essential documents below:

Saori Worcester Mission Statement

Call to Weavers for Banner Donations for "The Saori Bridges of Elm Park" to be installed in Worcester, MA August 25-29, 2010

Saori Song ©2006 by Nat Needle. This is a link to the lyrics; print them out and sing along with the live Nat Needle video

Off-Site Fee Schedule   - for programs we conduct upon request away from our Worcester studio

Loom and Accessory Price List as of January 1, 2010:PDF version

Saori Worcester Partnership Site Program document. Newly updated as of Jan. 2010 - in PDF format

Saori Leaders' Committee (SARICO) (information and application in English for the closest thing to an official  

                                               "teaching certification" process, administered by the SAORI organization in Japan)

Note: This material is translated with permission from material that is the property of SAORI Japan. Permission is granted to print this material for individual use; however please contact us before reprinting or otherwise reproducing it for wider access, including electronic reproduction. Any link you may create to this web page is of course welcome.

Tapestries and Tales Curriculum   ©2007 by Nathaniel Needle, Ed.D.

SUMMARY

This series of lessons merges the young person's introduction to weaving with his or her creative mastery of language. This happens first through reading and orally re-telling  weaving folktales from around the world. Second, students enjoy a hands-on SAORI experience in making "team tapestries". Next, the weaving team members collectively create an original story that they see in their tapestry. Then they orally share that story with other teams. Finally, each member of the team writes his or her own version of that orally shared story, a process not unlike how varying versions of well-known fairy tales probably emerged from oral traditions.

Lesson plans correlated with the Massachusetts Learning Frameworks are available for non-profit educational use from the author for a negotiable fee. Each lesson is accompanied by an evaluation rubric that relates to the holistic social, artistic, and academic goals of the curriculum. One of these goals is to bridge gaps, within a collaborative project, between students who are and are not receiving special education services.

Below are photos of final team weavings surrounded by the individual versions of the team story, as created by the 4th grade class of Lauren Chuk at Goddard School of Science and Technology, a Worcester Public Magnet School (Marion Guerra, Principal). This effort was made possible by a contract with the VSA Arts Community of Practice Project

Permission must be secured from Nathaniel Needle to reproduce or publish any of the material below.

Student Work Samples - Final Project - Team Weavings with Stories

The 4 Benders       The Destruction Day      Curse of the Old Woman       The Journey       The Little Girl    The Royal Legend