Mrs. Samler

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About The Teacher Label:


About The Teacher
This is my sixth year as the art teacher at Sarah Smith Elementary. I have been teaching art for fifteen years. This year, I am only teaching at the Intermediate Campus. Although I will sincerely miss teaching the younger students, I am very grateful to be in one location this year! I feel that it will allow my art program to really take off! I am going to have a lot of student art work displayed around the Intermediate Campus bulletin boards. In addition, I will be hosting a Fall Art Show this year (just like last year) where each student in third, fourth, and fifth grades will have a piece of their art work displayed one night as a special event. The art work displayed will be created in our classes. We will also have a Spring Art Show that will be system-wide where all APS schools will display student art work. Dates for both of these events will be announced in the near future. In addition, I will also be displaying student work around the community. Your children will get their art work back no matter where it is displayed. I feel that having your child's art viewed by others (and themselves) creates a huge sense of accomplishment and promotes increase of self-esteem. I would like to have an ample collection of your child's work for this purpose, so artwork will be returned to your child near the end of the school year in a portfolio. I have a Masters in Education from Lesley University,a B.S.E.D. in art education from the University of Georgia, and I have completed an intensive one year program in jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. In addition to teaching, I have owned and operated two art related businesses, a jewelery company and a fused glass design company. However, my true passion is teaching children all about art!

Mission Label:


Mission
My goal is to create a stimulating and challenging environment which motivates and inspires my students to have a positive experience with art. Students will be learning many techniques while using a variety of art media. There will be a focus on the master artists, community art, as well as many cross-curricular projects with their classroom teachers. The art curriculum is based on the Georgia Performance Standards to ensure that each student is taught the appropriate skills for a strong foundation in Visual Arts at the elementary level. I believe that art is a vital part of a child's education, and I will strive to touch every subject area through my classes.