Video Topic Series

The Art of Resilience

Arpi Krikorian
6:26 minutes

See how art can embody resilience to reflect the Armenian culture's strength and global legacies through powerful characters.

Meet Arpi Krikorian, an illustrator who uses art to represent the resilience of her Armenian culture and heritage. Arpi believes sharing the joyful aspects of culture and heritage are strong acts of resilience to overcome historical tragedies.

Student Activity

Explore more of Arpi Krikorian's story and the themes covered in the video with hands-on activities designed for before and after watching. This lesson includes key background information and extension resources.

About the Video Topic Series

The Art of Resilience is a three-part video topic series highlighting the power of art and the creative process in building resilience amongst survivors of traumatic events. The series chronicles the journeys of talented and impactful artists who use their art to tell their story to inspire others. Each testimony in this series illustrates how art reaffirms shared humanity by celebrating culture, identity and survival.

Classroom conversation starters

Grades: 3-5

Lead students in a rich discussion around the meaning of resilience, while incorporating student experiences and diverse historical examples. This guide includes a structure for whole group discussion, prompts for small-group discussion, historical analysis and an art-driven reflection.

EDUCATOR GUIDE

This educator guide helps teachers implement the Art of Resilience video topic series resources for students. It contains an overview of key themes in the video topic series, contextual information for the Art of Resilience activities and activities to extend student inquiry into the relationship between art and resilience.

Educator Guide

About The Partners

USC Shoah Foundation

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The USC Shoah Foundation preserves and amplifies the voices of the past to build a future that remembers. The Archive is home to more than 59,000 testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust, contemporary antisemitism, the Armenian Genocide, and other historical events of genocide. It is the largest such collection in the world. Established in 1994, the USC Shoah Foundation found a permanent home at the University of Southern California in 2006. With survivor testimony at the center, the USC Shoah Foundation's innovative programming, global-impact strategies, and forward-looking research initiatives help foster insights and practical solutions to preserve Holocaust memory and history, confront antisemitism and strengthen democratic values.

Discovery Education

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Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative classroom tools, Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in nearly 100 countries and territories. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with leading edtech solutions that support the success of all learners. Explore the future of education at www.DiscoveryEducation.com.