Self Portraits Enhance Children's Understanding of Themselves

By K. Adamson

Art class is getting personal at SJV as art teacher Dana Bach challenges the kids to produce a self portrait this quarter. All the grade levels are involved. The projects help the students “focus on seeing and understanding their identity and what makes them who they are,” said Ms. Bach. Using different methods and mediums, the students’ projects will reflect their “own personal identity in the world,” Ms. Bach adds.