Athentikos https://www.athentikos.com Creativity is healing Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:12:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.athentikos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/favicon.gif?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Athentikos https://www.athentikos.com 32 32 242481561 Ink, Fabric, and First Discoveries https://www.athentikos.com/2026/ink-fabric-and-first-discoveries/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:06:45 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17943 How Screen Printing at CEIVA Turned First-Time Makers Into Confident Creators There is something unforgettable about making something with your own hands and realizing, “I did that.” At I AM ART Camp at CEIVA, the screen-printing station gave students that exact moment. Led by Grace Christian Academy teacher Bobby Miller and missionaries Liz Campbell, Anita […]

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]]> 17943 When Creativity Becomes Healing https://www.athentikos.com/2026/when-creativity-becomes-healing/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:06:11 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17949 How a Visit With a Local Artist Showed Students That Art Can Carry Hope One of the most powerful lessons of the week did not happen in a classroom. It happened in the studio of a local artist named Kenny. During a community visit, students met Kenny and heard how a devastating accident changed the […]

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]]> 17949 From Pieces to Portraits https://www.athentikos.com/2026/from-pieces-to-portraits/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:05:43 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17938 How a CEIVA Collage Workshop Helped Students Experience God’s Restoration Through Art Sometimes the most powerful part of the creative process is the moment everything gets cut apart. At I AM ART Camp at CEIVA, a collage workshop helped elementary students explore identity, brokenness, and restoration through one surprising material: their own artwork. Led by […]

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]]> 17938 A Room Filled With Courage https://www.athentikos.com/2026/a-room-filled-with-courage/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:05:23 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17945 How the CEIVA Art Show Celebrated Creativity, Community, and Student Voices At the end of I AM ART Camp, the week’s creativity was gathered into one room—and so was the community. The Art Show Celebration gave students the opportunity to present their work to families, friends, and community members, marking the end of the week […]

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]]> 17945 Discovering Their Superpowers https://www.athentikos.com/2026/discovering-their-superpowers/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:05:03 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17930 How a CEIVA Theater Workshop Helped Young Students Build Confidence, Creativity, and Belonging Some children need more than a lesson. They need a chance to be seen. At I AM ART Camp at CEIVA, the Super Powers Theater Workshop gave six young students exactly that: a playful, imaginative space where they could discover that their […]

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]]> 17930 Shaping Hope by Hand https://www.athentikos.com/2026/shaping-hope-by-hand/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:33 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17932 How a CEIVA Sculpture Workshop Helped Students See Restoration With Their Own Hands Some truths are easier to understand when you can touch them. At I AM ART Camp at CEIVA, a four-day sculpture workshop helped students experience one of the core messages of I AM ART in a tangible way: brokenness is real, but […]

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]]> 17932 Where the Story Begins https://www.athentikos.com/2026/where-the-story-begins/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:58:19 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17941 How Daily Gatherings at CEIVA Connected Faith, Creativity, and Community Before the paint, the props, the printing, and the projects, each day at I AM ART Camp began the same way: together. Those daily large-group gatherings helped set the spiritual and relational tone for everything that followed. At the center of that time was the […]

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]]> 17941 Light That Finds Us https://www.athentikos.com/2026/light-that-finds-us/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:55:32 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17926 How a Starry Night Painting Workshop Helped Students Discover Hope Through Creativity What happens when students are invited to see their lives through the lens of creativity? At I AM ART Camp at CEIVA School, a four-day painting workshop offered students a space to explore that question through art, reflection, and faith. Led by Grace […]

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]]> 17926 Creativity That Sustains a Family https://www.athentikos.com/2026/creativity-that-sustains-a-family/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:52:25 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17951 How a CEIVA Home Visit Revealed the Strength, Skill, and Dignity of Weaving One of the week’s most grounding experiences was a visit to the home of a family connected to the CEIVA school community. The family includes eight children, their mother, and their grandmother, all living together in humble conditions. Their home has dirt […]

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]]> 17951 Creativity That Points to the Creator https://www.athentikos.com/2026/creativity-that-points-to-the-creator/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:50:00 +0000 https://www.athentikos.com/?p=17947 How Visual Banners at CEIVA Helped Bring the I AM ART Themes to Life Not every lesson is delivered through words. At I AM ART Camp at CEIVA, large visual banners reinforced the week’s spiritual themes, visible every day. Created by Athentikos Program Director in Guatemala, Kathlyn Chan, and missionary Liz Campbell, the banners were […]

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