Pillars of an Easel: 

• Inspiration, Imagination, Hope, Joy – integrating these four facets into my learning environments is integral to my practice. This may look like having dance breaks, partaking in discussions around future dreaming, and inspiring my students to utilize their critical consciousness. 

• Relationship – Establishing meaningful, authentic, and healthy relationships with students fosters care and trust, which encourages their own curiosities and wonderings to bubble to the surface. In turn, students become more invested in and understand our learnings as an ever-evolving process we take on together.

• Greater Connection + Purpose – I like to ground my students into our co-created collective intention and purpose. While this may look different across individuals or classes, I find that it grounds us as a community, and reminds us of our 'why.' 

• Radical Feeling – It's imperative that my students know that they are safe to be and feel whatever they may be feeling. Providing access to feelings wheels is one way I like to validate and normalize awareness of and movement through our emotions.