ELEMENTARY ART TEACHER | HIGHLAND RENAISSANCE ACADEMY

Welcome to Ms. DJ's Art Room

Greetings!

Parents and website visitors, thanks for visiting cdjteachesart.com!

This year in the art room, students will learn about art from many different cultures, famous artists — past and present and experience a wide variety of art mediums.

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This site is the best place to find out what each grade level is currently working on, ask questions, and get in touch with me. Here's what else you can expect to find:

Lesson updates
Photos
News and announcements
Ways to support the Art Room
Resources and links for scholars
Important dates to remember, and so much more

Think you may have questions? Simply click on the contact link in the menu bar at the top of this page. The image scroll bar at the bottom of the page are my latest Instagram posts. And don't forget to follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Links are also in menu bar on the right. so that you can keep up with all of the amazing artwork we will be creating this year as well as some other visual inspiration and quotes.

Why Art Matters

The arts are essential. They teach students so many important lessons like; practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects, collaboration leads to creativity. The arts also teach children that there a several paths to take when approaching problems and that all problems can have more than one solution. Research has also shown impressive benefits of arts education on entire school culture—especially student motivation, attitudes, and attendance. In fact, increased access and involvement in arts education encourage students to stay in school, succeed in school, succeed in life, and succeed in work.