Michele Maines

Art

My name is Michele Maines and I am the Art teacher here at Hillside Junior High. I teach Art 1, 2 and 3, as well as Art/Crafts.

I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University and a Masters Degree in Educational Technology from Boise State University.

Why Teach the Arts?

The arts are the embodiment of human imagination, the record of human achievement, and the process that distinguishes us as human beings. We form human communities and cultures by making art - through stories and songs, drama and dance, painting and sculpture, architecture and design.

The skills to create these works and to understand their meanings must be taught. Every flourishing culture and civilization has done so for its children, providing the necessary formal instruction. In order to compose, perform, or respond to a poem or piece of music, the human imagination must be awakened, nurtured and trained. The language of the arts - word, sound, visual image, movement, structure - has to be learned and mastered. The way art has been made over time and what expresses it must be illuminated. New works of beauty and delight can then be made and appreciated. Through this process, the child bonds to the human community and acquires the dispositions of adulthood.

Education in the arts is one of the fundamental purposes of schooling.

National Art Education Association Philosophy Statement

To contact me please use the following email convention: firstname.lastname@boiseschools.org
or telephone the school: (208) 854-5120