Visit to the Prado Museum, Leonardo Exhibition and the copy of the Mona Lisa with the Sonia G Caballero Montessori Art School. Two days in the Prado Museum.

What better way to bring children to art, which was my origins in my profession today. Visiting the Prado Museum and great original works to awaken in the hearts of the little ones their artistic soul, accompanying children on this visit has been a trip to my childhood with my grandfather.
Today we visited the temporary exhibition of the copy of the Mona Lisa at the Prado. One of the girls, told me ” It’s the most beautiful painting I’ve ever seen!”

1 Leonardo da Vinci (ca.1432-1519), Portrait of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, called La Gioconda or Mona Lisa, 1503-19, oil on panel 77 x 53cm.
Paris Musée du Louvre, inv. 779.

2 .  1507/8-13/16, oil on panel, 76.3 x 57 cm.
Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, P000504.

3 Infrared reflectography of the Portrait of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, called La Gioconda or Mona Lisa, from the Musée du Louvre ( fig. left).
4 Infrared reflectography of the copy of the Mona Lisa from the Prado Museum ( fig. right).

We also visited the exhibitions of Murillo’s Prodigal Son and the Art of Narrating the Andalusian Baroque, the exhibition of Ibero-American Art in Spain. And of course a walk through Goya, we had planned to see La maja vestida and La maja desnuda, but La maja vestida is currently in an exhibition in Basel in Switzerland until January 23. We have also seen Las Meninas by Velazquez; The Immaculate Conception by Murillo and The Good Shepherd; The Triptych of the Jarin of Delights, The Three Graces by Rubens, The Adoration of the Shepherds by Mengs.
I think it has been an unforgettable visit.

“Conscientiousness always keeps our eyes fixed on daily life, so that whatever new things we incorporate have an immediate manifestation in our daily lives. In this way, we learn to honour our gifts and talents, to help our children bring out the best in themselves”.
(Emilio Carrillo, “Conscientiousness”)

Education” is a continuous learning process throughout our lives.  To educate means to draw out, to lead out. According to the Socratic Mayeutics “Helping to bring forth what is conceived by the subject himself”, by educating we help the learner to discover what is inside him. By helping the child or young person to discover themselves, they will discover their gifts and talents and put them to use by giving the best of themselves, this is what in Japanese is called KOKORO WO KOMETE, a term that you will find in the KOTODAMA book.

Education has two main foundations: to collaborate so that the child, adolescent or young person knows himself; and that in doing so, he values his innate capacities, qualities, gifts and faculties, that is to say, his gifts and talents.

ART has an enormous importance within education, it is not only a therapeutic tool but also a tool of introspection, so it helps the individual to bring out what is inside him, it helps him to know his gifts and talents and to make them grow. Failure to nurture a child’s gifts and talents leads to an unhappy and frustrated life.

Today’s education focuses on developing the rational part of the child, but in reality man must also attend to the emotional and visceral part in order to come closer to educating a complete being.

We could go deeper into the current education, which leads to what I call a “modern slavery” and Emilio Carrillo, in his book “Consciencia” names as “integral slaves”. But it is about creating a new reality, not criticising the one that “falls apart”, a reality in which each individual learns to live with his or her gifts and talents, which leads to each being becoming a person who lives in fullness.

From the School of Art of Sonia G Caballero, we begin a new unique project, ART & EDUCATION, ART & CONSCIOUSNESS, educating in the emotions and the deep mind which is what gives meaning to life. Art within education as a fundamental and absolutely necessary tool, giving rise to an integral education in which the individual unfolds his GIFTS and TALENTS, his IKIGAI, stimulating its flowering and facilitating its implementation and work is not work but a direct consequence of LIVING and ENJOY being able to realize your PURPOSE of life.

“Make your work fit your purpose”.

Leonardo Da’Vinchi

“Every individual lives in a continually changing world of experiences of which he is the centre.”

Carl Rogers

In this line we have created new projects of ART and EDUCATION, ART and CONSCIOUSNESS of the Sonia G Caballero School of Art. Projects that will be carried out inside and outside the school, from its online platform, where if you have not yet booked your place you can do so by filling in the form that you will find in the school itself and you can access from anywhere in the world to the live VIRTUAL CLASSROOM, or by registering for the new LIVE PROJECTS, which consist of ART classes in nature, outings to different locations in very small groups in some provinces of Spain. The children and young people will be accompanied by their families (1 adult minimum) and Sonia G Caballero, together with her team. We will be able to LIVE, SHARE and put into practice with ENTHUSIASM many of the projects of Sonia G Caballero Art School.

The first outing will take place in the province of CADIZ, ANDALUSIA, a route in EL BOSQUE, which is part of the famous Route of the White Villages of Cadiz. EL BOSQUE is nestled among lush forests and dotted with medicinal springs. Here we will carry out an art project to welcome AUTUMN and put SHINRINYOKU or Forest Baths into practice.

Another outing will be to TENTUDÍA, at the highest point of Badajoz, in the province of EXTREMADURA, where after a creative ART and LIFE project we will be able to see the MILK WAY and propose a second ART project.

I invite you to join the Telegram Group and the Fecebook Group, where we share all the updated information and we will be proposing new outings and continuous projects of ART and LIFE, ART and CONSCIOUSNESS of the Sonia G Caballero Art School.

*Students of the Sonia G Caballero Art School can enjoy a 20% discount on the price of the ART and EDUCATION, ART and CONSCIOUSNESS Project.

For more information enter the Sonia G Caballero Art School and write to us by filling in the form you will find.

www.soniagcaballero.com

contact@soniagcaballero.com

Sonia G Caballero participates along with almost thirty experts in the:

A meeting place where almost thirty experts from around the world will talk about different topics related to education and especially Montessori pedagogy.

The speakers will share their know-how, as well as their best tools for practical application, because the congress will not be just an accumulation of theoretical concepts, but a real lever for change.

It will take place the week of July 5-9, 2021 and the conferences can be viewed free of charge from anywhere in the world.

Who is this Congress for?

Professionals

Teachers, educators, teachers who work with vocation and wish to expand their training, as well as educational centers that wish to make a transformation in their classrooms at all educational levels. This congress is also extremely useful for other professionals who work with children, such as psychologists, speech therapists, socio-cultural animators, etc.

Families

Parents who understand the value of the educational legacy they will pass on to their children, who are committed to other ways of educating and who long for an evolution of the traditional system towards a more respectful approach in which children can build their own learning based on their interests. We know that grandparents also attend and enjoy it very much!

The conferences will be around 5 thematic axes

Montessori in public schools

Because it is possible to have a Montessori philosophy in any educational setting, and this is where the biggest change should occur.

Development of competencies

The power of vision
Emotional Intelligence
Nonviolent Communication
Creative thinking
Working with NNEE

Montessori specialties:

Beginning Nest
Mathematics
Language
Art
Cosmic Education

Projects that become reality in the world

Spain
Mexico
Colombia
Peru

Reflections that will not leave you indifferent

The change we all yearn for
Transformation of schools
Different educational contexts
Screens and technology
Register here to get your FREE access to the third edition of the International Montessori Congress.

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