My teaching philosophy:

To me, the art classroom is more than just a break from students’ core classes. This space is one that gives birth to exploration, creativity, and an understanding of the world around us. In it, students can do more than just make colorful messes–they learn about different cultures and
techniques from across the world, they begin to understand history through a different lens, and they develop creative and critical thinking skills that will help them in every aspect of their day-to-day lives.

I am a firm believer that the arts are a key component of any child’s education; not only is it a worthy subject to learn by itself, but the arts bleed into every other core curriculum.

My philosophy on how I will construct my future classroom revolves around the idea of improvement: I want each and every student to learn to recognize their own individual weaknesses and strengths, and to learn how to improve both. From then on, my class will be structured in a way that students can explore new territory while improving upon their own skills. I want students to strive for self-improvement and I want to show them how to take constructive steps towards a goal that they set for themselves.