About+Me

=About Me= =Hello,= =My name is Courtney Throndson and I am the Visual Arts Teacher at Montclair School of Acedemics and Enrichment. I have been at Montclair since 2007 and have enjoyed working with the students on bringing out their many natural talents. Growing up I didn't have an art program at the schools I attended until I went to highschool. I aquired my experience apprenticing under my many artistic relatives and family friends from the time I was 6 years old. I attended Colorado Academy and Colorado State University, both having great art programs. After College, I had a degree in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design, as well as a teaching certification. I plan on attending Grad aschol this year to focus on Adult Education inthe area of curriculum and inwstruction.= =I bring my unique experinces into the classrooom where I teach my students the way I learned to be a professional. Since I never had elementary art, I look to the work I made at the student's age to guide my expectations for them. I find the students do a great job rising to the challenge that I set for them. I'm constantly surprised by the creativity and abilities of our students. They inspire my professional career in many ways and I have found success through out the art world with much of my work. I see how I plant the seed within our students the way my my plant began, and things feel like they have come full circle. I'm propelled to inspire them and myself even more!=

==About Our Program== ==Montclair School is blessed with a variety of specialist classes. There is extensive Music, Visual Arts and Physical Education programs that focus on enriching academic subjects through their content areas. The Visual Arts Program prides itself on interesting methods of tying into Science, Social Studies, Math and Literacy curriculum. Another facet of the Montclair Visual Arts program is the quality of work produced within the school. Students use unusual tools and processes to meet rigourous expectations in the Art room. Please see the Expectations tab to see what the students are expected to do!==