Joanna Wasiak

Award-winning Art teacher with more than 16 years' experience, teaches Fine Arts Skills to young artists from Primary / Prep or older in your home or mine. Adults also included. It is never too late-
I have set up a Primary Art room and Art curriculum in a new school which 15 years later was thriving and reached high levels of achievement from very young artists. This won me an Outstanding Arts Educator Award in 2013. Previously I have been a Primary Class teacher for 10 years and have International Baccalaureate as well as English National Curriculum experience. I have an enhanced DBS registration.
There is an Artist in everyone- just needs the right kind of nurturing and approach to make it happen. I believe in a hands-on, modelling skills method, where I keep a personal, parallel sketchbook with each student so we work together. This ensures that I keep a close track of exactly which stage of learning my students have reached and what should come next. Students will learn to discuss, investigate, plan and prepare in sketchbooks and produce a separate finished piece, thereby beginning to understand the importance of building a simple portfolio and valuing their work. This methodology is applied to students from ages 5 years onwards with personalised adjustments to suit each student's age and learning style. . Lessons vary between 45 minutes to 90 minutes depending on age and other requirements.