How Art Became My First Language and My Way of Teaching

Art classroom table with children’s artwork, sculpture materials, printmaking tools, and handmade books representing Emily-Kate Niskey’s art-immersed teaching practice.

As long as I can remember, art has been it for me. The minute I could pick up a pen, I understood something about making marks that I could not explain yet. Art became my way to escape the world, connect with other people, build confidence, find purpose, and make sense of things that did […]