Hi Friends!

I live in Alberta, Canada, and currently teach Art and Humanities in a public middle school. I spent many years teaching in an arts-based program, which was one of the luckiest accidents I’ve ever experienced! After years of watching the clear impacts the arts had on my students, I studied creativity and student mental health while earning my MEd.

My passion is bringing the arts and wellness into every area of my teaching to build community, boost academic engagement and critical thinking, and help my students generally love to be at school.

I also believe in teacher wellbeing, and have learned to make my work efficient even as I innovate. You can be a fantastic teacher whose students LOVE learning, and still have time outside the classroom! Teacher wellness is essential for student success.

In my own life outside the classroom, I’m a mother of two small humans and a certified meditation teacher. I love good people, the arts, being in nature and anything that feeds my soul.