STUDENT EXPERIENCE IN EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE EARLY YEARS

Black Mountain College Project		STUDENT EXPERIENCE IN EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE EARLY YEARS OF BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (1933-43)

		INTRODUCTION TO THE SUNLEY PROJECT AND DOCUMENTS Statement by Robert Sunley Letter to the Students Guidelines Brief Biographies of Contributors Brief Biographies of Faculty Mentioned in the Memoirs Section 1. Role of the Arts The artistic process as a major goal. Individual, active participation was fostered but not required. Focus on really “seeing” and “thinking” for oneself, not on the production of art. Self-direction, self-discipline, initiative, development of the whole person, including the emotions, was emphasized. The arts were diffused throughout the education, not segregated entirely into separate courses, influencing also those who did not take courses. Section 2. Teachers and Teaching Introduction by Robert Sunley Formal Aspects of the Curriculum Class Size Grades Advisors Junior Division Senior Division Graduation Methods of Teaching General John Andrew Rice Josef Albers Erwin Straus Robert Wunsch Others Personalities of Faculty John Rice Josef Albers Robert Wunsch Heinrich Jalowetz Others Outside the Classroom In General The Work Program Visitors - Trips Drama Interlude Lectures, Concerts Informal Interchange