I am deeply committed to community and person-centered engagement through the arts using a gentle, therapeutic Adlerian approach to increase wellness and foster healthy living.
“The exciting aspect of creating a classroom community where there is respect for individual voices is that there is infinitely more feedback because students do feel free to talk — and talk back. And, yes, often this feedback is critical. Moving away from the need for immediate affirmation was crucial to my growth as a teacher. I learned to respect that shifting paradigms or sharing knowledge in new ways challenges; it takes time for students to experience that challenge as positive.” – bell hooks
“By centering art as a language of healing and connection, I prepare students to lead with compassion, creativity, and cultural humility – elevating dignity, voice, and well-being in the lives they touch.”
The faculty at Adler is highly committed to their professions, to social justice, and to the common good in and outside of the University. It is an absolute honour working with each one of them. Our faculty at Adler are student-centered and uphold the highest standards for teaching and training in the profession.
“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach for hearts is wise.”
– Maya Angelou
“I have a passion for guiding students to reach their highest potential. My teaching philosophy includes a student-centered approach where learning is active, and each student constructs their own understanding. I like to provide each student with the opportunity to share their voice and collaborate to enhance learning and growth.”
“The teacher is, of course, an artist, but being an artist does not mean that he or she can make the profile, can shape the students. What the educator does in teaching is to make it possible for the students to become themselves.”- Paulo Freire