What is a Family and Community Liaison?
If you have passed through the front entrance of the Arthur D. Healey School, you have seen the stunning mosaic mural on the left. This public art project was a collaboration between Healey students, art teacher Mikkel Della Camera, and well-known, local muralist, David Fichter.
In an environment where numbers and letters rule the day, the question is often how to engage students so that critical learning takes place in a way that is interesting and meaningful to students. Under the direction of Somerville Public Schools’ Visual Arts Department Head, Dr. Luci Prawdzik, Somerville students are learning that the beauty of art transcends the visual realm with more practical applications in the core curriculum.