Robarts School for the Deaf and the Amethyst Provincial Demonstration School for Learning Disabled Students, London Ontario, 2004:

November 2, 2004

To whom it may concern,

We are writing this letter in response to the art workshop that Moses Beaver facilitated at the Amethyst Provincial Demonstration school and the Robart’s school for the Deaf. It is our absolute pleasure to report that the project was a huge success for both the students and the staff.

Moses led the Amethyst students through the process of mask-making. Not only did they gain experience working with raw materials such as clay, paper mache and acrylic paint, but they were also sensitized to the aboriginal worldview through song and story-telling.

The Robarts students mixed primary colours in order to produce acrylic paintings. They also made sculptures. Since many of the students at Robarts are native, several of the students were very happy to be able to create pieces of art linked to their culture and heritage. Moses was very kind and patient with all of our students. I would also like to thank him for donating a very beautiful painting to our school. He is a truly gifted artist.

It was our pleasure to welcome Moses to our two programs to share his creative gifts. We would not hesitate to do so again in the future. We conclude with a few accolades from the students at both Amethyst and Robarts.

“Moses made me want to learn more about art.”

“He inspired me because he put his feelings on a piece of paper.”

“Moses is cool”.

“Wow! He is an expert!”

Thank you so much for giving our students this very unique opportunity!

Sincerely,

Krista Brain (Robarts Teacher of the Deaf) and Jennifer Sontrop (Amethyst Teacher)