Last night I painted my first window advertisement at Bill's dealership. Not so bad for a first time, I'd say, but next time I'd like to get some images up there to go along with the letters. If there *is* a next time, hee hee.In other job news... most of you who read this blog probably already know this, but I've decided to leave my position teaching elementary art and I've accepted a job at an art and music centered preschool in Iowa City. I wasn't really in the market for a new job, but when this came up, and I went to visit the school, I just had a great feeling about it. There are lots of reasons I decided to make the change, including it is much closer to home, and it will be less hours and a more relaxed pace. I love working with the younger students - the kids at Preucil are 3,4, & 5 year olds. One thing I am really looking forward to is that I will be teaching one class of 17 each day - instead of the 150 I see every day at school. And I get to work with them on art, but also everything else - reading, writing, and creating of all kinds. The school is based on the Reggio Emilia approach, which is very student directed and respects the students knowledge and interests. The last day of school is June 7th, and I start my new job on June 11th - not wasting any time!
Well, congratulations! It sounds like a fun new job. I understand the desire to shorten the commute AND not to interact with so many students in a single day. I can only imagine what your planning periods were like. I hope that you'll keep posting kiddy art, though. I love it.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Kirsten! It sounds like something you really want and you'll be really good at it!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new job, Kirsten :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new job! You'll be so close to those 17 and get to know them so well. I'm sure you'll have a big impact on their lives and futures.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the photo of the window. It brought back fond memories of the times when my roommate and I painted windows in our college dorm prior to football games. We didn't get in trouble for the UGa Bulldog standing innocently next to the fire hydrant painted in the opposing school's colors. It was tons of fun painting backwards, especially figuring out the letters.
We did get in trouble for some of our window ideas! ;-))
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