DECEMBER 2025
MINDFULNESS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
KIMBERLY OLSON
Inspired by an iconic caterpillar’s transformation.
ELEMENTARY
MEERA RAMANATHAN
Breathing new life into cardboard with landscape reliefs.
MATT MAZUR
Mini museums celebrating creative growth and identity.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
ZOEY GRAF
Inspiration from contemporary artists Nick Cave and Rachel Burke.
MELODY WEINTRAUB
CTE Students become stop-motion animators and storytellers.
HIGH SCHOOL
DEBRA EDGERTON
Transformation drawings inspired by Ken Vieth and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
NANCY ZABLER
Transforming disassembled technology into futuristic inventions.
Cover image: TK
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Letter
FRANK JUÁREZ Mindfulness
Point of View
JANE DALTON The Mindful Studio: Earth Art
Managing the Art Room
KRISTA POWELL Art Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect
Focus In
Springboard to Design
Inspiring Creativity Since 1901.
Volume 125, Number 4, December 2025
SchoolArts is a national magazine committed to promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional support for the community of educators in the visual arts.
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Eric Gibbons, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, Raleigh, NC, lovsart@gmail.com
Rama Hughes, Founder and Instructor of Art School of the Future, Los Angeles, CA, rama@artschoolofthefuture.com
Sue Liedke, Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, PA, susanliedke@gmail.com
Kasmira Mohanty, Huntington High School, Huntington, NY, kasmiramohanty@gmail.com
James Rees, Provo High School, Provo, UT, james@jamesreesart.com
Marilyn Stewart, Professor Emerita of Art Education, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, mstewart@ptd.net
Rachel Wintemberg, Perth Amboy High School, Perth Amboy, NJ, rachwintemberg@paps.net
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