Art for Gorillas

Category: Art of Conservation (AoC) | Date: Jun 10 2009 | By: Julie

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Today, children are studying how to draw the male and female human head in front and side view. AoC teacher, Eric, demonstrates how to draw properly proportioned faces and the kids put forth a great deal of concentration to make their own drawings accurate.

Following Eric’s directions and demonstrations on the chalkboard, our
students focus on drawing the human head in proper proportions.

Pencils and then later conte crayons are today’s medium.

Richard Reckmeyer, DDS, is visiting Rwanda from the U.S. in hopes of establishing an oral health training program to teach locals how to perform basic teeth cleanings and extractions. His program is modeled on similar successful initiatives in Kenya and Tanzania. He is interested in AoC’s lessons about basic oral health care and wanted to see how many children were following through with AoC’s recommendations for teeth cleaning. (Please click here for AoC’s post on Keeping our Teeth Healthy) Photo by Molly Feltner.

Students enjoy Richard’s kind and engaging attitude even when the doctor asks the tough questions such as, “How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?”

Richard puts on his best silverback imitation during practice of Mu Birunga. Photo by Molly Feltner.

Tags: art, conservation, gorillas, kids, public health

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