Mrs. Kathy Leftwich is in her tenth year
of teaching in Carroll ISD, and her twenty sixth year in education.
Mrs. Leftwich was born in New Jersey, but spent most of her youth in
Southern Louisiana on her family’s sugar cane plantation. She
earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in art education at Nicholls State
University in Thibodeaux, Louisiana. Her first teaching experience
was at the high school level. During these summers Mrs. Leftwich was
the director of a day camp. After three years she returned to college
and earned her masters degree in Guidance and Counseling Psychology.
During this time she held a graduate assistantship and was a programs
director and counselor in the college dormitories. While in graduate
school she worked as an art teacher at a local high school. Kathy
then worked as a high school guidance counselor for six years. In the
years that followed Mrs. Leftwich stayed at home until her two daughters
were school age. After a transfer to Charlotte, North Carolina she
worked for the Charlotte Mecklenburg school district for four years
in at a junior high teaching fine art and crafts. After another transfer
Mrs. Leftwich and her family moved to Southlake Texas. Kathy substituted
for two years and then began teaching art at Carroll Intermediate.
Six years later she returned to the high school setting where she taught
Art I, Art II, Ceramics, Art II Sculpture and Art II Painting. Next
she moved to Durham and Rockenbaugh. This will be her second
year as the full time art teacher art Rockenbaugh. Mrs.
Leftwich is a potter and has a ceramics studio at her home. In her
free time she enjoys art, gardening, horse back riding, cooking, and
spending time with her family and pets. Art at RES incorporates a hands
on studio environment. All students in grades K-4 are encouraged to
express themselves through art and to achieve their personal best.
The art curriculum interweaves art production, history, critique, and
appreciation. Students explore a variety of materials including tempera,
watercolor, clay, pastels, crayons, markers, paper, mixed media, and
fiber. The art curriculum makes connections to math, (geometry and
measurement) science, (plants, animals, and environment), language
arts, and social studies. Some of the many topics covered in art are
drawing, painting, water color, landscape, still life, sculpture, portrait,
abstract design, printmaking, and perspective. Student art work is
prominently displayed throughout the school for all to enjoy. My
goal is for students to have a meaningful art experiences and foster
a lifelong appreciation of art. |
