History
Gabriel Miles received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY and an MS in Art Education from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. Gabriel is WA State certified, K - 12 in Visual Arts, and her own artwork is mostly in sculpture and book arts. She has taught and exhibited her art throughout the U.S. and for a short time owned and operated a small gallery in Bellingham, WA. Gabriel has taught students in age from preschool through adults, in both the public school setting as well as at community centers and her own classes. The school was born after years of the arts being cut from public schools. The importance of the arts in our children's lives, however, remains needed for a well rounded education. Gabriel saw this need and opened Art Kids.
Specialties
At Gabriel's Art kids we provide a supportive, unhurried, and non-judgmental environment, with focus on the arts; visual, music, dance and theater and self-expression for both preschool and after school school. We are a Multiple Intelligence School that puts a strong focus on a well rounded education. Art is incorporated into their daily lesson plans, and we often try to create interdisciplinary connections between the students' Art lessons and their other classes. A process-oriented approach, not 'product', but an opportunity to explore a medium with the satisfaction of involvement. We hope children will begin to comfortably use different media to articulate themselves, their emotions and ideas. We provide a variety of arts materials for the students free use and celebrate creativity!