Kelly Schiavone

Position: Lower School Art Teacher

Education: Bachelor of Science in Art Education, Radford University

Certifications/Licensure: Virginia Collegiate Professional License: PreK-12 Visual Arts with English Endorsement

Years Teaching Experience: 15

Years at Powhatan: 2

Bio: Before joining the Powhatan community, Kelly taught Visual Arts for 14 years in Winchester, Warren County, and Frederick County. She has taught at all grade levels and sponsored numerous extracurricular activities over the years. Kelly enjoys teaching the many facets of the visual arts: creative process, visual communication and self-expression, art history and culture, technical skills, and innovative problem solving. She lives in Frederick County with her husband Curry, and their family of four (or five, counting the cat).

Hobbies: Learning new and old ways to make things, spending time in nature, and keeping bees

Favorite Quotes: “Art is a place for children to learn to trust their ideas, themselves, and to explore what is possible.” -MaryAnn F. Kohl

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” -Steve Jobs