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Hi! Mrs. G. here :).
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Do you want to know a little about me?
I am an artist (Chromatic Compositions) who teaches. I graduated from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!) with a B.S. in Architecture in the 1990s. After graduating from college, I worked in two major architecture firms and as a freelance designer. I was competitive in the academic and professional architectural settings. Recently, I earned a Master's in Art Education from The Art of Education University (AOEU). Lifelong learning is a specialty of mine:). As our children are more independent, I am creating more art:)! Check out my work at www.chromaticcompositions.com, and please follow me on Instagram and Facebook!
I have homeschooled our nine children through high school for over twenty-five years. I have found homeschooling to be hard work yet incredibly successful! Homeschooling ROCKS! Our children have done well. Seven were homeschooled through high school. Our youngest two give me job security as I have a few more years of homeschooling in the future. Three of our children were adopted and have special needs. (Feel free to ask me questions about RAD and FASD:). Miracles have happened to them! (One has joined the National Guard, and two live independently - SO PROUD OF THEM!:).
I began teaching architecture to high school and homeschool students worldwide in 2009 when I created the company Building Brilliant Minds Online. I enjoy teaching many "Arts" disciplines because the learning possibilities are endless! Giving students the opportunity to explore the world of Architecture and The Arts “Builds Brilliant Minds.”
So why create courses in the Arts"?
Short Answer:
My response to the gifts God has given me over the years!
It is just what I was created to do.
My Experience in "The Arts"
Entrenched in the field of photography during my late high school and early college days, I earned money for books and entertainment, taking photos and developing negatives. I miss my darkroom days!
Music has always been on my schedule. The piano is my favorite, yet from the age of 12, I played the organ for our church weekly until after I graduated from college. In my search to teach my children to play, I learned about Simply Music! Hands down it is the best "learn to play piano" method EVER! I have never been so excited to teach music. It is all play-based (not reading-based), and WOW.. the results... AMAZING!
As a registered teacher for the Institute of Excellence in Writing, I have been blessed to help even the most reluctant writing students thrive. So rewarding for all! I do not have this listed, as I tend to carry a waitlist for IEW openings:).
I was devoted to dance from age four until I graduated high school. For seven years, on a scholarship, I danced in a ballet/jazz dance company. We used to perform every Friday in the schools. Because of the directions I took with college architectural design challenges, I developed a reputation for "dancing and musical architecture."
It wasn't until after high school that I stepped into the theatrical world. I've been working with and directing children's musicals since 1990. In the past ten years, I have produced homeschooled kids in musicals, including: "The Enchanted Journey," "Willy Wonka," the "Wizard of Oz," "Annie Jr," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat" and "The Story of the Nutcracker." Working with this troupe has been a dream come true!. Watching them grow has been an enormous blessing!
Blessed with personal experience with Architecture, Art, Design, Theater, Music, Dance, Photography, and Writing, I have used my experience to teach my children and many students worldwide many mediums of "The Arts." Bringing it all together for students and providing them with the tools they will need for any design field is one of my greatest joys. Supporting the method and concepts of project-based Learning is a natural extension of my education and my teaching experience.
Most importantly, I thrive on using my artistic talents to bring Glory to Our Father in Heaven and teaching others how to do so.
To HIM be the Glory!
Current Professional Memberships held by Mrs. G.:
The Ohio State University Alumni Society.
The Art of Education University - Alum
Delta Epsilon Tau Honor Society
Registered Teacher for the Institute of Excellence in Writing
Licensed Simply Music Piano teacher
National Art Honor Society Chapter Sponsor
The National Art Education Association
Special Needs in Art Education (SNAE)
The Design Issues Group
I am an artist (Chromatic Compositions) who teaches. I graduated from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!) with a B.S. in Architecture in the 1990s. After graduating from college, I worked in two major architecture firms and as a freelance designer. I was competitive in the academic and professional architectural settings. Recently, I earned a Master's in Art Education from The Art of Education University (AOEU). Lifelong learning is a specialty of mine:). As our children are more independent, I am creating more art:)! Check out my work at www.chromaticcompositions.com, and please follow me on Instagram and Facebook!
I have homeschooled our nine children through high school for over twenty-five years. I have found homeschooling to be hard work yet incredibly successful! Homeschooling ROCKS! Our children have done well. Seven were homeschooled through high school. Our youngest two give me job security as I have a few more years of homeschooling in the future. Three of our children were adopted and have special needs. (Feel free to ask me questions about RAD and FASD:). Miracles have happened to them! (One has joined the National Guard, and two live independently - SO PROUD OF THEM!:).
I began teaching architecture to high school and homeschool students worldwide in 2009 when I created the company Building Brilliant Minds Online. I enjoy teaching many "Arts" disciplines because the learning possibilities are endless! Giving students the opportunity to explore the world of Architecture and The Arts “Builds Brilliant Minds.”
So why create courses in the Arts"?
Short Answer:
My response to the gifts God has given me over the years!
It is just what I was created to do.
My Experience in "The Arts"
Entrenched in the field of photography during my late high school and early college days, I earned money for books and entertainment, taking photos and developing negatives. I miss my darkroom days!
Music has always been on my schedule. The piano is my favorite, yet from the age of 12, I played the organ for our church weekly until after I graduated from college. In my search to teach my children to play, I learned about Simply Music! Hands down it is the best "learn to play piano" method EVER! I have never been so excited to teach music. It is all play-based (not reading-based), and WOW.. the results... AMAZING!
As a registered teacher for the Institute of Excellence in Writing, I have been blessed to help even the most reluctant writing students thrive. So rewarding for all! I do not have this listed, as I tend to carry a waitlist for IEW openings:).
I was devoted to dance from age four until I graduated high school. For seven years, on a scholarship, I danced in a ballet/jazz dance company. We used to perform every Friday in the schools. Because of the directions I took with college architectural design challenges, I developed a reputation for "dancing and musical architecture."
It wasn't until after high school that I stepped into the theatrical world. I've been working with and directing children's musicals since 1990. In the past ten years, I have produced homeschooled kids in musicals, including: "The Enchanted Journey," "Willy Wonka," the "Wizard of Oz," "Annie Jr," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat" and "The Story of the Nutcracker." Working with this troupe has been a dream come true!. Watching them grow has been an enormous blessing!
Blessed with personal experience with Architecture, Art, Design, Theater, Music, Dance, Photography, and Writing, I have used my experience to teach my children and many students worldwide many mediums of "The Arts." Bringing it all together for students and providing them with the tools they will need for any design field is one of my greatest joys. Supporting the method and concepts of project-based Learning is a natural extension of my education and my teaching experience.
Most importantly, I thrive on using my artistic talents to bring Glory to Our Father in Heaven and teaching others how to do so.
To HIM be the Glory!
Current Professional Memberships held by Mrs. G.:
The Ohio State University Alumni Society.
The Art of Education University - Alum
Delta Epsilon Tau Honor Society
Registered Teacher for the Institute of Excellence in Writing
Licensed Simply Music Piano teacher
National Art Honor Society Chapter Sponsor
The National Art Education Association
Special Needs in Art Education (SNAE)
The Design Issues Group