Hello!

My name is Susie McGrath, and I am a Visual and Digital Arts Teacher. I have a BA in Fine Art and a Master's in Education from California Lutheran University. 

I believe that every child is an artist! My goal is to provide a safe space for students to explore, take creative risks, and feel empowered to express themselves through their work. I love to integrate contemporary artists and art history into my lessons, which helps students make meaningful connections to artists' work, techniques, and approaches.  I am passionate about helping my students develop creative and artistic confidence in themselves and allowing them to find ways to problem solve using their imaginations. I hope that each student will come away with a deeper love of art, an understanding of what it means to be an artist, strong technical skills, and the ability to see themselves as artists whose work adds value to the world. 

Please check out the breakdown of each of my classes, as well as a video below on our wonderful Visual Arts program here at Hillside! Please know my class curricula are subject to change as I continue to learn and grow as an educator.

Ms. McGrath

@mcgrathsartroom