​THE ART OF

TEACHING

IS THE ART

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DISCOVERY.

Why do students need art? 

Teaching children art has little to do with teaching children to become master artists, and far more to do with teaching thinkers who will resolve problems with creative solutions, and approach issues with a different way of looking, investigating, experimenting and understanding. Fluency in the arts teaches skills that extend far beyond pencils and paints.  Art ignites creative thinking, exploration, collaboration, focus, expression, and self-awareness. In the Art Room, there are scientists and engineers waiting to explore, invent, and discover fearlessly and creatively. There are doctors and researchers who will look deeper, venturing outside of the box to ask more questions that may lead to new answers. There are writers, historians, and teachers who will have a greater understanding of their history, and the importance our connection to others, both past and present. There are architects and city planners who will examine every angle, and come up with the best solutions for the communities where we live and work. There are archaeologists and astronauts who will explore and discover ancient and new worlds. These are the students in the art room. Wait until you see what our future can dream up!

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...and who is this Art teacher who wants to teach science?...

I grew up in a home with a Doctor and an Artist. My informal education was made up of doing 'rounds' at the hospital, watching more stitches than I can count being sewn into a forehead or a chin, and an overall fascination with the way the scientific world works. When I found 'time off' from my 5-year-old medical education, I found myself painting, doodling and becoming a 'maker' alongside groups of local artists and sculptors. In science class, I doodled and drew pictures of the chemical elements to remember them for a test. In art, I was fascinated with the concept of perspective and proportion being based on mathematical equations, and the chemistry of various paints and materials for achieving various effects. I started college wanting to pursue medicine, and after a summer abroad studying Art History and Literature at Cambridge, I came home to complete a Fine Arts degree. I'm the whole made of two fairly distinct halves...my telescope sits next to my easel. I haven't had to choose one direction over another...I've found a space where I can have both. I explore the scientific world through art, and see the world of art in science. There can be no disconnect between the two.   "The greatest scientists are always artists as well." -Albert Einstein