Salt Painting - Our First Process Art Experience!

My son's former preschool teacher has finally offered me the chance to teach at her family daycare/preschool! I love this place for too many reasons to list here. Suffice it to say that Mrs. Alma provides a loving and supportive environment for her "lambies" and I am honored and humbled to be a part of it!

We are going to be doing lots of Process Art and Sensory Play and you'd better believe I will be scouring the blogs to get ideas and inspiration! So far my favorite blog of all for this type of teaching approach is the one by Meri Cherry! She has so much experience working with the little ones and you can tell by her blog she is passionate about providing positive learning experiences for them. Thank you Meri!

Yay For Me! Foothill Country Day School, Here I Come!

I am thrilled to report that I will be starting a new art program at Foothill Country Day School in Claremont, CA this fall! I have been hired to work with the K-3 classes incorporating art history, field trips, and core curriculum into their already wonderful art program. The campus is beautiful - filled with lots of nature, water features, and green space. I am so looking forward to spending time on the campus and working with the K-3 teachers and staff. During the interview process I had the privilege of teaching a demo lesson to one of the kindergarten classes and the students were engaged, eager, and creative - it was such a joy! I'm looking forward to a fun year and am ready to meet this challenge head-on!