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    Welcome to Visual Arts
    Teacher Name: Nathan Waterhouse
    School Email Address: nwaterhouse@henry.k12.ga.us
    Subjects I Teach: K-5 Visual Art
  • Mr. Waterhouse Hello, and welcome to the Art room! My name is Nathan Waterhouse and I am the art teacher here at Ola Elementary. I began teaching Elementary Art in 2006 following my internship and graduation from Michigan State University with my BFA in Art Education. I also studied Graphic Design at Minneapolis Collage of Art and Design from 1996 to 1999, and earned my MAED from Michigan State University in 2008. In 2015 I joined the Ola team and I could not be happier. Ola Elementary is an amazing place to work. We have a talented team of educators, and a motivated group of students. I live just 15 minutes away from the school with my wife and our combined five children (who all also attend in the Ola Cluster).
     
     
    I am a firm believer that everyone can be an artist in their own way. It can take time to find our artist niche, but my hope is that I can help my students discover theirs. I also want to work with students to build a passion and appreciation for the arts as the arts have been proven as a tool for building academic success! (Click Here) Let's get creating!   
     
    The artist has to be something like a whale swimming with his mouth wide open, absorbing everything until he has what he really needs." (Romare Bearden)
     
    Donation Requests should you like to contribute to the Visual Art Program here at Ola:
    Sharpies
    Glue Bottles
    Glue Sticks
    Scrap Book Papers
    Nasal Tissue
    Card Stock
    Crayola or Prang Watercolor trays