Art is a real meeting place of ideas, experiences, cultures, and histories. I truly believe that every person has the capacity to be an artist – to communicate their ideas and experiences with the world through visual means, just as we are all capable of learning to communicate through oral and written means. Art is also a place where we get to exercise a unique set of faculties – creative thinking and problem-solving, manipulation of fine motor skills, collaborative working and sharing of ideas, and personal responsibility in the use of materials and the studio space.

I’m excited to start a new year with all of you, and I look forward to the wonderful ideas, projects and learning we will share together.

Michael Anderson

Middle School Art Teacher

Escuela Campo Alegre