Classes Duo Press Kit
Press Release
Jean Zay Elementary School
WIF Mission Statement
About Classes Duo
Nature's Way Montessori School
WIF's Founder and CEO
Beauford Delaney and the Paris Exhibition
Photo Gallery of Classes Duo Sessions
delaney_poster
Jean Zay students proudly display their first works and their research on Beauford Delaney
Session 1_Classes Duo_1_Nature’s Way_small
Nature’s Way students at 1st video conference
ManjitTravel.1
Nature’s Way student’s vision of travel to Paris
IMG_4756 (450 x 600)
Nature’s Way students creating art depicting modes of travel
Jean Zay student reading_small
A Jean Zay student peruses a book in the library where the conference is held
NW kids_12 Jan 2018
Nature’s Way students as viewed on screen by Jean Zay students
portraits expressing feelings about first session
Jean Zay self-portraits expressing sentiments about 1st video encounter
image-5 (450 x 600)
Jean Zay student’s portrait of Josephine Baker
Andrew-MLK1_small
Nature’s Way student’s portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
image-3 (450 x 600)
Jean Zay students’ portraits of Rosa Parks, Josephine Baker, and MLK for Black History Month
IsabellaJosephine
Nature’s Way student molds Tennessee red clay
Why is red clay red
Slide from a Nature’s Way science lesson on the composition of Tennessee red clay soil (STEAM education)
JB 7 (600 x 450)
Jean Zay clay sculptures of Josephine Baker and Chiquita
IMG_9716 (450 x 600)
Nature’s Way glazed clay sculptures of Josephine Baker and Chiquita
Greece_waterbasedpaint1
Nature’s Way students creating copies of Beauford Delaney’s “Greece” (1967)
MaKennaGreeceOil
Detail of Nature’s Way student’s rendition of Beauford Delaney’s “Greece” (1967)
image_2 (450 x 600)
Jean Zay student creates a copy of Beauford Delaney’s “Greece” (1967)
Working with oil- and water-based paints 1_cropped_600px wide
Jean Zay students work with water-based and oil-based paints (STEAM education)
Mixing oil and water paints 2_450 px wide
Jean Zay – result of mixing oil- and water-based paints (STEAM education)
Rose 1
Jean Zay student’s work made from emulsion of water- and oil-based paings
Jean Zay Mixed Media Abstract (oil pastel and watercolor) 2 – Batch 1
Jean Zay mixed media abstract inspired by Beauford Delaney’s Les Embruns (1963)-1
Jean Zay Abstract Oil Pastel and Watercolor 2 – Batch 4
Jean Zay mixed media abstract inspired by Beauford Delaney’s “Les Embruns” (1963) – 2
Beauford Delaney catalog and street art by Iris on covered table (450 x 600)
Beauford Delaney catalog and “street art” by Jean Zay student
CurvyTrees2 (450 x 600)
Nature’s Way kids create Curvy Trees
JudahCurvyTrees
Curvy Trees by Nature’s Way student inspired by Beauford Delaney’s “Untitled (Trees)” (ca. 1945)
Sirene_Curvy Trees
Curvy Trees by Jean Zay student inspired by Beauford Delaney’s “Untitled (Trees)” (ca. 1945)
Julie’s question
Jean Zay student’s script for asking a Nature’s Way student a question in English
Crispin has a question for Simon
Nature’s Way student asks Jean Zay student about his recent trip to NYC
Monique at Jean Zay
WIF Founder & CEO Monique Y. Wells at 1st Classes Duo video conference
NaturesWayMontessoriSchool_small
Façade of Nature’s Way Montessori School
Jean-Zay-Elementary-School (600 x 450)
Façade of Jean Zay Elementary Public School in Paris
Portrait on gray background_Classes Duo timeline
Portrait of Beauford Delaney by Carl Van Vechten (1953)