My name is Mrs. Sommer and I will be teaching 8th grade and High School Visual Arts class this year. I am also AP Art certified and teach that to our Seniors most years. This is my tenth year teaching at GSIC, which means I've had the honor of teaching at GSIC ever since it opened. 

    I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Studio Art from Augusta University. I believe that first-hand art experience is essential, so while in college, I participated in as many study abroad trips as I could. I attended and helped lead trips to the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, and Italy. My art has been exhibited across the U.S.. My primary media are ceramics, drawing, and photography.

      I am very passionate about art. My primary goal is to help students find their appreciation for art and self-expression. Through the study and creation of art, students will naturally develop the four classical virtues our school strives to achieve. Furthermore, the study of art helps students to lead more enriched lives, and instill in them an appreciation for, and fascination of, the world around them. The visual arts curriculum integrates topics from other disciplines in order to help deepen students’ understanding and appreciation of these diverse subjects.

    Please, feel free to contact me if you have any questions by email at msommer@gsiccharter.education and on class Dojo. (I use class Dojo as my primary source of communication for parents/guardians.) I will also use Google Classroom to post assignments. Googleclassroom is my primary source of communication for students.

   I am also a proud mother of two little girls and firefighter wife. 

    Thank you for all of your support. I am looking forward to a great new year and I am so very excited to see the new, wonderful creations that the students will make!

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