MANCHESTER – A unique art show at Central High School will end up having a big impact on some very small animals. The Turtle Love Benefit Art Show featured work from Central’s adaptive art classes to raise money to save baby sea turtles.
Teacher Jennifer Mamone said she wanted a project-based-learning effort that had a public product and would be uplifting for the school.
“You can’t talk about baby sea turtles without smiling a little,” Mamone said. “Similarly, interacting with my adaptive art students and seeing their artwork will definitely make you smile as well.”
Adaptive art classes are an opportunity for students with cognitive, intellectual and physical disabilities to explore artistic mediums and truly shine. As part of the project, the students created turtle- and wildlife-themed artwork and show it in a special benefit show for the organization SEE Turtles. The show took place on February 6, with artwork on display for the whole week.
“The students were so proud of their work,” Mamone said.
And the work will make an impact – Mamone said that, so far, the effort has raised enough to save 1,740 sea turtles.
You can read more about SEE Turtles and its Billion Baby Turtles project at https://www.seeturtles.org/billion-baby-turtles.