BEFORE WE GO, I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME AMAZING ART BEING CREATED IN WOOSTER, OHIO. WE HEARD FROM KELLIE BOHLEY, A 4TH GRADE TEACHER AT WOOSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, WHO WANTS TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE SCHOOL’S ART TEACHER, MRS. KIRBY.
NOT ONLY DOES MRS. KIRBY TEACH THE KIDS ART, BUT SHE ALSO GIVES HER STUDENTS ALL KINDS OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE THOSE ART SKILLS IN MEANINGFUL WAYS.
BACK IN OCTOBER, SHE RAN AN ONLINE AUCTION OF ARTWORK CREATED BY EACH CLASS, IN ORDER TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE CLEVELAND ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE, OR C-A-P-L.
STUDENTS CHOSE C-A-P-L BECAUSE THEY WANTED THEIR WORK TO BENEFIT PETS THAT HAD BEEN DISPLACED BY RECENT HURRICANES.
MRS. KIRBY WORKED WITH EACH CLASS TO CREATE A UNIQUE CAT OR DOG THEMED PIECE FOR THE AUCTION, WHICH BROUGHT IN $232!
MRS. KIRBY ALSO HOLDS FAMILY ART NIGHT, A FREE EVENT THAT BRINGS FAMILIES TOGETHER FOR A RELAXING TIME OF FELLOWSHIP, CREATIVITY, AND FUN. AT THE FAMILY NIGHT IN OCTOBER, MANY OF THE ATTENDEES EVEN CAME IN COSTUME!
AND JUST THIS MONTH, MRS. KIRBY STARTED AN ART CLUB, WHERE STUDENTS GOT TO SILKSCREEN AND DECORATE THEIR VERY OWN T-SHIRTS.
KELLIE WRITES, “I HONESTLY CANNOT WRITE ENOUGH TO GIVE HER CREDIT FOR ALL SHE DOES WITH THE COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS.”
IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE WOOSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IS LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A DEDICATED ART TEACHER. SO A BIG A-PLUS TO MRS. KIRBY!