The essential is visible to the eye.

Children drawing the economy

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The essential is visible to the eye.

Children drawing the economy

Versión en español

arg

This project produced a book presenting drawings and paintings on economics (both
macroeconomics and household economics) which were created by fourth grade children (9-10
years old) from schools in the province of Río Negro in December 2023.
The book also contains short texts written by experts with reflections on these artworks from
different disciplinary perspectives. The children’s artwork and the expert reflections were
carried out as part of a research/outreach project that involved the Ministry of Education and
Human Rights of the Province of Río Negro, the National University of Río Negro and
UNICEF Argentina.

This project produced a book presenting drawings and paintings on economics (both
macroeconomics and household economics) which were created by fourth grade children (9-10 years old) from schools in the province of Río Negro in December 2023. The book also contains short texts written by experts with reflections on these artworks from different disciplinary perspectives. The children’s artwork and the expert reflections were carried out as part of a research/outreach project that involved the Ministry of Education and Human Rights of the Province of Río Negro, the National University of Río Negro and
UNICEF Argentina.

Discover the drawings and where the experiences took place

Click below and see the galleries from each school

School 167 “La Amparo”

 School 265 “Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires”

School 105 “Monseñor Nicolás Esandi” 

School 70 “Dr. Julio Rey Pastor”

 School 361 “Delfín Zaragozi”

School 90 “Mar Abierto” 

School 85 “Italia”

 School 143 “Ángel Vicente Peñaloza”

School 136 “Instituto Antártida Argentina”

Listen the voice of the protagonists

Know their experience!

EDULP

Book Review by Pablo Bernasconi
llustrator, writer and children´s book designer.

Link to the book
Free access

Coordinator
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky

Authors
Carolina Aulicino 
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky 
Francisco Cantamutto 
Noelia De Grossi  
Cecilia Ferrarino  
Paola Garcia Rey 
Elizabeth Jelin
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Maria Victoria Rego 
Julieta E. Santos
Silvia Schlemenson
Elías Rolando Schnaidler
Isabelino A. Siede
Daniela Sánchez
Volker Türk
Soledad Vercellino
Sebastián Waisgrais
Ariel Wilkis
Maria Fernanda Zwenger

This book presents drawings produced by children in fourth grade (8-9 years old) from elementary schools in the province of Río Negro (Argentina), in which they express what they know, feel and want about the economy (both macroeconomics and household economics). Many of these drawings show psychic suffering due to the effects of a system of exclusion, poverty and inequality. In some of them, individualism and lack of empathy are evident; however, values such as solidarity and inclusion are also evident. The book also contains chapters written by experts with reflections on these artistic productions from various disciplinary fields, such as education, psychology, human rights, economics, psycho-pedagogy and sociology.

Participating schools
School 167 “La Amparo”  | School 265 | School 105 “Monseñor Nicolás Esandi” |
School 70 “Dr. Julio Rey Pastor” | School 361 “Delfín Zaragozi”  | School 90
“Mar Abierto” | School 85 “Italia” | School 143 “Ángel Vicente Peñaloza” |
School 136 “Instituto Antártida Argentina”

EDULP

Book Review by Pablo Bernasconi
Illustrator, writer and children´s book designer.

Coordinator
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky

Link to the book
Free access

Authors
Carolina Aulicino 
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky 
Francisco Cantamutto 
Noelia De Grossi  
Cecilia Ferrarino  
Paola Garcia Rey 
Elizabeth Jelin
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Maria Victoria Rego 
Julieta E. Santos

 

Silvia Schlemenson
Elías Rolando Schnaidler
Isabelino A. Siede
Daniela Sánchez
Volker Türk
Soledad Vercellino
Sebastián Waisgrais
Ariel Wilkis
Maria Fernanda Zwenger

This book presents drawings produced by children in fourth grade (8-9 years old) from elementary schools in the province of Río Negro (Argentina), in which they express what they know, feel and want about the economy (both macroeconomics and household economics). Many of these drawings show psychic suffering due to the effects of a system of exclusion, poverty and inequality. In some of them, individualism and lack of empathy are evident; however, values such as solidarity and inclusion are also evident. The book also contains chapters written by experts with reflections on these artistic productions from various disciplinary fields, such as education, psychology, human rights, economics, psycho-pedagogy
and sociology.

Participating schools

School 167 “La Amparo”  | School 265 | School 105 “Monseñor Nicolás Esandi” |
School 70 “Dr. Julio Rey Pastor” | School 361 “Delfín Zaragozi”  | School 90
“Mar Abierto” | School 85 “Italia” | School 143 “Ángel Vicente Peñaloza” |
School 136 “Instituto Antártida Argentina”

Presentation of the project

Preface
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky

Foreword
Elizabeth Jelin

Presentation
The drawings’ transcendence
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky

Posface
Children and the economy; expression and listening
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

The what and the how of the project

Methodological foundations of the project
Soledad Vercellino, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
y Daniela Sánchez

The work kitchen in schools​
Soledad Vercellino

Contributions from the field of human rights

The right of children to have and express opinions on economic issues
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky

Poverty and human rights
A view from the children’s perspective
Paola García Rey

Children paint it clearly
Human rights must matter in economic affairs
Volker Türk

Drawings that compel, work agenda
Sebastián Waisgrais y Carolina Aulicino

Contributions from the field of aesthetics

Art and Education
How children express themselves through visual arts
María Fernanda Zwenger y Elías Rolando Schnaidler

They are children…what can they know about economics?!
Reflections on the relationship with knowledge
Soledad Vercellino

Concept of economy and subjective visualizations
Interpretation and analysis of graphic representation of 9 – 10 year-old children
Silvia Schlemenson y María Victoria Rego

Contributions from the field of economics

What is and what should economics be?
Ontology and axiology drawn
Francisco Cantamutto

Familiarization with the dollar
Children’s rights and monetary imaginaries
Ariel Wilkis

Contributions from the field of educational pedagogy

Economics and rights in schools
Isabelino Siede

Children´s graphic representations of the economy.
Coordinates for curricular analysis in Río Negro
Noelia De Grossi, Cecilia Ferrarino, Julieta Santos
y Daniela Sánchez

News

Book Launch

From the Viedma Book Fair they confirmed that the book will be presented on November 16 at 5 p.m. in the city's Cultural Center. We will expand information!

Children of Río Negro talked about economics to assert their rights

A project between the Ministry of Education and Human Rights, the National University and Unicef ​​Argentina launched the book "What is essential is invisible to the eyes", with drawings and paintings by fourth grade boys and girls from Rio Negro schools that reflect what they feel and come in everyday life.

14º Municipal Book Fair

The book will be presented on November 16 at 5 p.m. in the city's Cultural Center.

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The essential is visible to the eyes

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