Email: Dara Henning
I have been at Akiba since 2008.
B.A. in Literature and Studio Art, Scripps College in Claremont, California
M.A. in Art Education, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
My job is also special because I get to spend my mornings with the youngest students be with Akiba-Schechter’s oldest students in my Middle School Art classes in the afternoon. There I hope to teach students to look more closely at their environment, explore new materials and dynamic methods for making art, and let their own ideas flow freely.
When students come up with new ways of using materials that I may not have thought of yet.
Working with young children and teaching art, I am always discovering new ways that kids learn about themselves and the world.
Love to paint, make prints and read. I also really enjoy running with Barbara or Susan or playing guitar in our band “The Don’t Frets.” I grew up in Hyde Park and am lucky to have lots of family around; I love being with my family, especially my daughter, who is in elementary school at Akiba-Schechter!