Rising Out of the Shadows Information Sheet

Rising Out Of The Shadows Program & International Conference

Grades: Junior High and High School (6–12) Subjects: Language Arts, Visual Arts, History, Social Science, Humanities Time Required: 3-4 class periods plus independent research (based on 50-minute class periods)

Rebecca Irby PEAC Institute | Peace Education & Art Communication Founding Partner & Director Rebecca@PEACInstitute.org | (973) 619-9421 Photo by Ribelie Media

Rising Out Of The Shadows Program & International Conference

Objective

Solution

Rising Out Of The Shadows, ROOTS, was inspired by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. In this program students will look at stories of survivors and then write narratives from one survivor’s perspective. They will then choose a moment from their narratives and create a Shadow Art collage.

Goals The program will pair aspects of the US Common Core State Standards for history, language arts, and art programs with our engaging digital content to create a dynamic crosscultural experience for students.

Schools who participate will receive a toolkit with a lesson plan which is linked specifically to aspects of the Common Core State Standards in history, language arts, and art, free training, and a pre and post assessment. Rubrics & examples are also included for all aspects of the lesson.

This program is for you if:

By using artistic expression the students can explore the meaning of lasting peace. This style of empathetic learning was shown to be very effective and self-empowering, as students were able to find a deep connection with the human side of war and its humanitarian impact. Amid increasing global interconnection and social turmoil, students must have the tools and feel empowered to make a difference.

International Conference The international conference will award scholarships to the top finalist, to attend the International Youth Leaders Workshop in Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan. The interactive workshops and rich cultural experiences are designed with the goal of helping young people experience the living

history of the cities devastated by the atomic bombings first hand while learning to express themselves effectively. This will result in the development of a new community founded in friendship and shared experiences that will create, enhance and expand peace-related exchanges globally.

Origins Rising Out Of The Shadows is the evolution of ideas inspired by experiences of the survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and their overwhelming desire to protect the world from the horrors inflicted upon them. This serious responsibility has become the foundation of a global peace movement. Through youth workshops and artist expression, Rising Out Of The Shadows brings the peace movement to the forefront of the public imagination in Japan, the USA and around the world.

• You want a prepackaged, powerful lesson which is already linked to the Common Core State Standards and comes complete with examples & assessment/scoring rubrics.

• You want your students to learn about war & peace in an empathetic way.

• You want to give your students a chance to travel to Japan and/or get involved in an international community of young thought-leaders.

Photograph by GIles Clark

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Photo by Ribelie Media

Lesson Overview

Lesson Overview

Learning Objectives

Materials

Rising Out Of The Shadows, ROOTS, was inspired by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The shadow people were created by the heat and light of the bombs which left printed shadows on streets, bridges and granite steps.

Students will be able to:

• Clips from That Day and Hiroshima Revealed

Students will write narratives from the perspective of atomic bomb survivors depicted in rare photographs and multimedia biographical information. They will then engage in creative expression (a collage) depicting a moment from their narratives.

Photograph by Taku Nishimae

Be one of the first schools to pilot this program.

• Discuss visual media and write a descriptive narrative using sensory details.

• Identify what life was like leading up to the atomic bombings, speculate what life was like directly following the bombings and what life is like now.

• Explore empathetic learning through writing journal entries from the perspective of a survivor.

• Solidify the empathetic journey by making a work of creative expression from the perspective of another.

One of your students could be the winner of next year’s residency scholarship in Japan at the next International Youth Leaders Workshop.

• 5 x 8-inch cards • Student Handout: Photographic & Film Details • Examples of art created by past participants • “Hiroshima” by John Hersey (The New Yorker, August 31, 1946) (optional) • Glue • Paper • Drawing materials (markers, pens, crayons, etc.)

Help your students rise.

Rising Out Of The Shadows Team

Drawing by Donald Layne

Rebecca Irby

Gregg Vance Emery

Taku Nishimae

Rebecca is a Founding Partner & Director of Education for the Pangaea Peace Education & Art Center. Over the last ten years Rebecca has worked as an education and technology consultant on diversity and cultural awareness initiatives with the NJ Department of Education, Rutgers University, the National Liberty Museum, Nagoya University and many others. Rebecca also sits on an advisory board working on incorporating social skills into the core program of schools in the United States. She recently completed a cross-cultural communications textbook and training course for the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Additionally, she created a business English communication curricula for some of world’s largest companies such as Mitsubishi, Toyota and Toshiba among others. When Rebecca is not consulting on education initiatives she works on social documentaries and charity events. She coproduced and debuted her first film ‘That Day’, the story of a Hiroshima bombing survivor, on August 6, 2013. For her last charity event in March 2015 she organized and participated in a 500km bike and run through the areas affected by the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011. She is currently working on a new documentary in Costa Rica on water and sustainability.

Gregg has spent the last 20 years teaching and shaping arts curriculum. His curriculum development for K12 schools in visual arts and finding innovative ways to bring arts to the forefront of learning is what brought him to this project. Gregg has been avidly sketching people since before he could write....the love of gesture and movement of life flowed into his painting. His 'other full-time job' is serving as the department chair for the Visual Arts and Art History at the Trinity School in Manhattan, teaching both Middle and Upper School art & art history classes and coaching volleyball. He draws and paints avidly and can always be counted on to be drawing in his sketchbook. His artwork is included in numerous private and public collections including the permanent collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Emery has shown with the Vogelsang Gallery of Belgium and is currently represented by the Agora Gallery in New York City.

Taku consulted on the media aspects of this program. A media partner for the UNDP’s Equator Initiative, Taku produces documentary films, television programs, and multi-media digital content. Since 1994, Taku started to produce “War Tales” as well as the PIKADON Project. The “War Tales” series won a 2004 Peabody Award and the Galaxy Award (Japanese Emmy). "John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards: “Live in Berlin” won Best New Director at the Lisbon International Film Festival. “Fishing with John” series won numerous awards and critical acclaim. His recent projects include an award winning series for NHK on the global financial crisis, renewable energy and nuclear issue and Music Legend series.

Contact Us Here:

Rebecca Irby PEAC Institute | Peace Education & Art Communication Founding Partner & Director Rebecca@PEACInstitute.org | (973) 619-9421 www.shadowpeopleproject.org/education