A child draws her body.
She adds some lines.
The lines represent the house of her friends.
Her body becomes a map that denotes friendship and relationship -- a powerful metaphor.
A group of children then work in the Studio elaborating on the idea of a map that represents connections and relationships.
When working on this map,one child remarks:
"They are connected.
The children are connected.
Friendship is like that."
The children have enjoyed using this map to find their own individual place and it also provides a way to trace their connection to friends.
This beautiful map provides us with a glimpse into how children think about relationships. The children have managed to represent how they are connected and how each individual is part of something greater, in the words of Carlina Rinaldi:
"making it possible to transform a world that is intrinsically personal into something shared. My knowledge and my identity are also constructed by the other."
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