BNG Curriculum “Eyes on the World”
Primary Level (ages 5 -11)
Artist: Veronica Wilson
Theme: Goals & Dreams
Activity: Write about personal goals and dreams
Recommendation: to visit the Gallery on-site first on a tour to get perspectives on the themes and artworks
in the exhibition “Eyes on the World”
I.E.P. Goal & Objective: To think about personal goals and dreams
Instructional Objective: Students will have to observe Veronica Wilson’s work and discuss what they see.
Students will then have to write about their goals and dreams and why they want to accomplish them.
Skills: Cognitive skills by processing and connecting new information with personal information, speech
Vocabulary skills: goals, dreams, achievement, education, education gap, system, support, mentor,
success,
Materials: pen, pencil and paper
Procedure: Introduce students to the Bermuda National Gallery and to the exhibition “Eyes on the World”.
Seat students in front of Veronica Wilson’s work. Discuss with students what they see. What is the story
they see? Who are the individuals they see? Encourage students to use variety of descriptive words in
describing what they see. Introduce Miguel Quevedo. Ask students to imagine what the goals and dreams
might be for Miguel Quevedo and the things that might be a barrier for him achieving his goals and dreams.
Let students think about their own personal goals and dreams.
Students will then have to write about their goals and dreams and why they want to accomplish them.
Adaptation: Brainstorming together. On two boards or large paper, have students brain storm ideas with
what could help students achieve goals and what could be barriers.
Extension: Teachers can submit write-ups to the BNG where it will be published onto the BNG Blog.
Curriculum links: English, language arts, social studies, psychology,
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BNG Curriculum “Eyes on the World”
Middle School Level (ages 11 -14)
Artist: Veronica Wilson
Theme: Education
Activity: Writing about what we see
*Recommendation: to visit the Gallery on-site first on a tour to get perspectives on the themes and
artworks in the exhibition “Eyes on the World”
I.E.P. Goal & Objective: To reflect/interpret and write about a photograph in the exhibition using a
writing style.
Instructional Objective: Students will be introduced to the current BNG exhibition where they will
explore the various social themes and then select a photo to write about. Students will have to use one of
the writing styles discussed: persuasive, descriptive, controversial, informative, critical, and comparative.
Skills: effective writing, reading, critical rendering and analysis of images,
Vocabulary skills: Equality, social issues, human rights, justice, amnesty, protection, security, basic rights,
school system, performance, poverty, goals, dreams, achievement, education gap, support, mentor, success,
Materials: paper, pen, visual aids, writing board, handouts on different writing styles
Procedure: Introduce students to the Bermuda National Gallery and to the exhibition “Eyes on the World”.
Seat students in front of Veronica Wilson’s artworks. Discuss with students what they see. What is the
story they see in each photo? Encourage students to use variety of descriptive words in describing what
they see.
The BNG encourages visual literacy where students are to unpack the story of the photo/theme by being,
observant, analytical and critical. Different writing styles will then be discussed among students.
Explanation of each writing style with examples will be given (persuasive, descriptive, controversial,
informative, critical, and comparative).
Students are then to choose one writing style to focus on and write about one of Veronica Wilson’s photos.
Adaptation: Open discussion on the social theme.
Extension: Teachers are invited to submit student write-ups to the BNG where the gallery will publish
them onto the BNG Blog.
Curriculum links: English, language arts, social studies, psychology,
BNG Curriculum “Eyes on the World” - Senior School Level (ages 14 -17)
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Artist: Veronica Wilson
Theme: Education Gap
Activity: Debate
*Recommendation: to visit the Gallery on-site first on a tour to get perspectives on the themes and
artworks in the exhibition “Eyes on the World”
I.E.P. Goal & Objective: To have students be aware of social issues in the BNG exhibition “Eyes on the
World” and have them host a critical dialogue through debate
Instructional Objective: Using “speech” and “literacy” as pre-requisites, students will be selecting a
debate topic from a given list and engage in an actual debate among their peers.
Skills: speaking skills, language skills,
Vocabulary skills: debate, social issue, critique, argumentative, pros/cons, equality, human rights, affairs,
politics, government, ethics, morals, legal/illegal, equality, social issues, human rights, justice, amnesty,
protection, security, basic rights, school system, performance, poverty, goals, dreams, achievement,
education gap, support, mentor, success,
Materials: pen, paper, reference
Procedure: Students are to examine the rights of women by engaging in a debate where students must
come up with an argument either for/against the topic and how their perspective is for the betterment of the
youth in the education system today. Have students select a debate topic from the given list:
Bermuda based topics: education system, G.P.A, drop out/graduating rates, peer pressure, poverty,
public vs. private, external support/mentors
International topics: education, poverty, politics, and human rights
After choosing a topic, have the students openly discuss the topic as a class. If time permits and resources
are available, have students’ research/study the topic (I.E in the library, computer, text books etc)
Divide the class into two groups: one group is “for” and the other group “against”, keeping in mind the
argumentative solution is for the “betterment” of society. Speaker: 1 minute for each student. Each student
must add new information.
Adaptation: Students choose a topic from the debate list and write down their perspective in an essay
format.
Extension: If the debate occurs at the gallery, the debate will be filmed and published on the BNG Media
channel. If the debate in held off-site in the classroom, teachers and students are welcomed to film the
debate and submit it to the BNG for publication on the BNG Media.
Participatory Extension: Have students sign Amnesty International Petition forms provided by the BNG
Curriculum links: Social studies, world history, world religions, cultural studies, photography, politics,
law, civics, justice, psychology
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