Welcome to Art

Class Overview

I sincerely love creating artwork with your children. I believe children need to feel safe and loved to learn. I teach because I genuinely enjoy providing students with a creative lens in which to view the world. I am observant of and adaptable to the unique qualities and needs my students possess. I am interested in having my students feel welcomed, valued, and accepted in my classroom. Essentially, I want to enable my students to fully maximize their talents, imagination, artistic and analytical skills, and character. I instill my own love of and willingness to learn to my students. I am reflective on what has been successful in my classroom and consistently seek to better my strategies. I encourage my students to learn from their defeats. Furthermore, I communicate and exemplify knowledge is not fixed – rather, knowledge is learned and everyone possesses this ability. I believe that once students feel this way, they will want to learn in my classroom, as opposed to have to. 

I am so looking forward to the 2025-2026 school year with your family! To contact me or show me your artwork, please e-mail mjeffery@wood-ridgeschools.org.