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Day 13: Jennifer George, Assistant Principal, Douglasdale School

9/18/2015

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Picasso says, “every child is an artist” and at Douglasdale school we honour this truth every day.  This year we have an ACAD Studio Artist working in our school and the excitement and curiosity towards the life of an artist has been palpable. Students are reflecting on how her paintings look 3D and are asking her to teach them how to “add light” to their own paintings. They are asking her what inspires her to paint and are sharing their own inspirations. A recent conversation between Miss. Sarah and some grade one students further highlighted the fact that we can’t underestimate the influence an artist can have on a child’s sense of self or on a child’s ability to critically analyze their own work.

“I don’t know how to draw noses. I want to know how to make my nose push off my face.” (F. in Gr. 1)


“I drew my mouth and it was tipped over like a teeter totter. I want to learn how to draw my mouth so that it is straight and I want to know how to sign my art like an artist.” (J. in Gr. 1)

A quick walk to the Learning Commons for a peek at Miss. Sarah’s own self portrait and a mini lesson on noses and mouths gave them the confidence to persevere with their own creations, just as Picasso says, “to live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.” 

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Jennifer George (@firgeorge) is an Assistant Principal at Douglasdale School with a passion for early literacy and curriculum that inspires. 

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