Studio Touch

Ina DunningManager dagbesteding Het Huis te EchtenRoyal Dutch Visio

Mei 2012

Introduction

Studio Touch is a part of Het Huis te Echten, part of Royal

Dutch of Visio,Centre of Expertise for blind and partially

sighted people.

The indentified needs of clients (individual demands) led to

a new initiative in 1999 to organise creative courses.

A unique formula has come into existence with which we

can offer hihg-level creative en artistic education and a

training programma.

Studio Touch was one of the winners of the

Entrepeneurship Visio contest in 2005.

1. Mission of Royal Dutch Visio

Royal Dutch Visio supports visually impaired and blind people

with the realisation of their desire to live, learn and work

independently.

Visio is a trustworthy partner, who works in a result oriented and

coherent manner, focussed on the satisfaction of the client.

Respect for clients and their quality of life are central in this.

The client inspires Visio to work in a professional, creative and

flexible manner.

2. Objective Studio Touch

A. The general objective of Studio

Touch

Supporting students with (a) mutiple

disability(ies) in the development of

creativity

The current students have:- a visual and mental disability- a visual en auditory impairment- a visual en physical disablity

B. General learning objects

The student:

learns how to express himself creatively

acquires the ability to learn his own possibilties and

to develop himself

learns how to communicate about himself in

relation to what which was learned

learns how to work independently

learns how to enter into acceptance process of a

visual impairment

C. Specific learning objectives

Relaxation

Development

Developing and/or

preserving

Meaningful daytime

activities

3. Method of Studio Touch

A. Vision Studio Touch

Clients have the right to develop their

creative abilities And to make choices in what they want to

learn as individuals

­ Studio Touch supports this realization ­ All students can achieve this in their own

way adn within their own abilities

B. Vision of learning

Studio Touch gives students the

opportunity to learn at their own level

­ a fixed working method­ his/her own area to work­ guidance individually

and with this we meet the student’s

learning need(s) en potential

The course package always contains a mix

of knowledge, skills, motivation en personal

development

Personal development: by taking a course

students feel that they can be seen en

heard­ they become aware of themselves in relation to

their own potential

­ positive effect on their self-esteem and confidence

1. Teaching method

Point of departure is that what the

students wants to learn:­ theoretical knowledge and skills in the

area of creativity­ social skills (work together, making

contacts)­ learning about their own performance en

behaviour

2. Teaching method is used flexibily

listen to the explanation of the supervisior

watch, feel, smell and listen to the instruction

apply the skill under supervision apply the skill independently talk about his/her experiences in

applying the skill drawning conclusions in response to the

created product

3. Coaching

The basis of the coaching consists of given

instructions, listening, asking questions en

constantly motivating the student, enthusing

and building confidence.

- this helps to realise competences, which

are necessary to fulfil the learning needs

- this can lead to new learning needs on

the basis of the cyclical process

4. Criteria

Locations in the middle of the community Areas have been set up with individual

workspaces and suitable passageways Atmosphere is calm

- colour usage

- smell

- sound

- agreements

- keeping the workshop safe en

organised

C. Procedure and method courses and workshops

1. Introduction

Studio Touch is a studio that offers courses

(different groupes)

Every course requires a separate

registration

The courses are often offered according to

theme (every student can relate to theme)

Every year several workshops are taught (on demands of students)

­ perception and experience

­ material and techniques

­ textile working methods

­ materials en techniques (sculpting)

­ seasonal workshops

Studio Touch has also an art lending

library, which entirely consists of work

made by students­ students take part in society and society

is introduced to the students’ work­ a course location on equal footing for

creative activities in Hoogeveen en the

immediate vicinity­ we can work on behalf of companies and

organisations

2. Intake interview

The new potential student and a member of

staff have an intake interview of 60 minutes.

The goal is to align mutual expections, the

working method of Studio Touch and the

learning needs of potential student.

3. Conversations topics

a) What was and is his/her creative interest?

b) What are the physical abilities of the

potential student?

c) What is his/her motivation to take a

course?

At the end, agreements will be made about

taking a course en the choice of course

( drawing/painting,mixed media or sculpting)

4. Contraindication

Students cannot concentrate enough to

learn Studio touch cannot offer the possibilities

to offer a balance between the possibilities

en impossibilities of the student Unmanageable, difficult to understand

behavior

5. Trial period

The lenght of the trial period is six weeks:

- to discuss the student’s questions and

potential

- to enable the student to learn and work

as optimally as possible within her/his

potential

To enable the alignment of the learning need and

potential of the students, the supervisor and student

need to know how the limitations are dealt with.

6. Observations points

a) Photosensitivity points

b) Sensitivity for environmental stimuli

c) How is the orientation in the (work)spaces?

d) Motor skills

7. General working method

The students: During the first course day the student will

meet fellow students, areas and working

spaces(s) Under supervision the student orientates

himself/herself in the own working spaces

and the other areas If necessary the working space will be

adapted

General work methods for the supervisor: Specific points in the supervision Specific points for visually and auditory

impaired students Every individual work space can be

supplemented

Structuring the materials, two goals:

­ recognition

­ order, amounts, smell

­ encouraging indepent work

8. Colour sense

To find out which colours the student can

distinguish

The student needs to know where each color is:

­ auditory, visual, touch, smell

9. Choice of course

10. Evaluation trial period and continuation course programme

Evaluation on mutual aspects of the content and process

Continuation depends on the needs en the progress by the student

A demand-driven and individual approach is necessary to gain more in depth en refined abilities­ learn new techniques and meterials

­ exploring en expanding personal imagery

Courses that Studio Touch has developed, can be connected to: getting to know new techniques and

materials developing and maintaining skills further developing the expressive power a theme a project a competition an assignment

11. Results

In some situations students become aware

of themselves in relation to their potential.

A side effect is that in the personal living

environment the learned skills, becoming

an outlet for feelings of displeasure and

discomfort. This can have an effect on the student’s

personal living environment. This results in the possibility of reducing

forms of aggression.