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About Painted Wombat

The philosophy of Painted Wombat Fine Arts Preschool is based on the belief that a child's natural love of learning can be encouraged through interactive and engaging fine arts.  Children’s curiosity and creativity can be the catalyst to developing fine and gross motor skills through exciting hands-on educational opportunities including art, music and physical fitness.  Our program is designed to provide a stimulating environment where children can explore their creative ideas and experiment with a variety of mediums. 

Painted Wombat Fine Arts Preschool's programs allow for both group and individual learning experiences designed to foster greater development of the whole child. The program will encourage a love of learning through arts and allow the little learners the freedom to creatively express themselves and nurture their curiosity.  Each learning centre is kept both interesting and challenging with the use of seasonal and child-oriented artistic themes.  Our activities, both structured and un-structured, are designed to allow children to express themselves through art on their own, or in groups.  This creates a positive atmosphere where children learn how to take risks, develop motor skills as well as enhance necessary social and emotional skills needed for kindergarten. They will learn, be adventurous, play, grow and, above all else, have fun!


Meet the Teachers

 
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Ms. Shauna

 

My name is Ms. Shauna and I love art, being creative and working with children. I opened Painted Wombat in 2016 to give children a space to socialize, play and explore all types of art materials and artists. I love being able to introduce kids to the world of art, and for them to have a place to use their imagination, be creative and have fun. My background is in art and education. I have a Fine Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan and an Elementary Education degree from Thompson Rivers University.

Fun facts about me: I love road trips, movie nights with my family, book stores & artisan shops, traveling, taking art/craft classes to learn something new, and chocolate marshmallow ice cream.

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Ms. Joelle

Hi there! I'm Ms. Joelle and I love teaching the preschool aged child. My ECE training was done at Mount Royal University and this will be my 7th year teaching. Just like when I became a mom to my son Andrew, the years teaching have flown by!! I love art!! But I also have a passion for the science station and the music/movement parts of our classroom. This is because prior to teaching I earned a BSc and worked as a geologist for a very long time. Science and math have a neat compartment all to themselves in my brain and I love to share and inspire our young preschoolers with these experiences.

We are going to have so many fun adventures this year and I look forward to getting to know each and every one of you!

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Ms. Shannon

Hello preschool families, my name is Shannon and I am thrilled to be teaching for my second year at Painted Wombat Fine Arts Preschool. My background includes a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan, and a diploma in Early Learning and Childcare from Keyano College. I have been working with children for the last 11 years through outreach programs, daycares, and preschools, as well as raising my own three children. One of my most treasured activities at preschool is story time. Reading a good story can bring us together, create discussion and sometimes just provide us with a good laugh! I look forward to learning, creating and reading with all of you!

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