Mr. Evans' K-1 Art Class

Within  t he th r ee   trans c e n d e n t a ls,   T r uth, Go od n e ss,   a n d   Beauty, the f i ne   arts are si t uat e d  p r imarily   un d e r   Beauty. T h e fine   arts are  v i e w ed   as  a n  e sse n t i al h u man experie n ce,   a s a key  p art of   the liberal a r ts.   A t Great  H e a r ts,   w e s t u d y  f i n e  a r ts  t o exp e r i e nce  b e a ut y ;   as a   w ay   to  p artic ip a t e  i n be a ut y . I n kee p i n g  w i t h the  d e v elo p men t al ca p ac i t i es  o f   c h il dr e n ,  S tu d io A r t  i n   gr a d es  K -1   is str u ctu r ed   experie n t i all y .   Stu d e n ts will s p e n d   m o st   of   the i r   t i me in class lea r n i ng the  r e q uisi t e skills  o f   art th r o ug h   w o r k i...

Mr. Evans's K-2 Art Class Hello Archway Arete families, My name is Nate Evans and I am the Kindergarten and First Grade art teacher. I’m looking forward to this upcoming year with our young scholars -- we will be learning about great works of art and creating beautiful artwork together. This will be my fourth year as a teacher. I began as a middle school English Language Arts teacher, then, in my second year, I taught middle-school art at Arete Prep Academy. Last  year, I moved over to Archway Arete to teach K-1 Studio Art. This school year, I will continue in that role as well as teach 2nd studio art. My artistic background is in picture books and, over the past 25 years, I’ve illustrated and/or written over 40 children’s books. I love sharing my passion for books and reading with my students. Every student has the capability of making artwork that is beautiful and unique. In studio art, creative thinking and a sense of wonder is of critical importance. We wi...