Explore geometry, pattern, and beauty as they emerge in your hands folding paper circles using a process called wholemovement™. The circle is whole and full of unlimited possibility — curiosity, creativity, and new ways of seeing and thinking stimulate awe, connection, and shared discovery. Learn more at wholemovement.com. Folding circles is accessible to all learning styles — a whole-bodied way to experience the interrelatedness between art, science, philosophy, and wellbeing.

GOALS
Students discover the circle in a new way, developing an awareness of wholeness — how beings and actions are interdependent. This hands-on practice naturally aligns with K–12 curriculum, building:
• Critical thinking and social-emotional intelligence
• Visual and spatial literacy
• Pattern recognition
• Math and geometry vocabulary
• Fine-motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• Personal and collective expression

Using the same folds, students become familiar with pattern, design, and symmetry, and are introduced to the five Platonic solids — the sphere, tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, and icosahedron. Students work individually and together, exploring different forms. Students leave with a process for continued exploration, resource materials, and the models they’ve made.

THE RESIDENCY
Folding circles begins with storytelling and group discussion, inspiring students to notice and observe what is around them. Students fold paper circles sequentially and proportionally, touching points to form creases. This naturally leads to folding and joining multiple circles — and students quickly discover that alignment matters. Informal group sharing happens throughout, giving students space to reflect on their experience. The residency culminates in a group circle for sharing and reflection. Ash collaborates with teachers to focus the residency on a specific topic or project. Past projects include circle-book journals, learning about mandalas through pattern and color, and drawing or painting on finished paper sculptures.