Welcome to the A is for Art Preschool webpage!
As planning gets under way for the 2017-2018 school year, it seems like a good time to note that
Fall 2017 will mark the 10th year for A is for Art Preschool.
Boy, does time ever fly!
What started as a fun and gentle suggestion from my friend Carol has now grown into a 10-year-old program which I and a fair number of students and families have enjoyed, and which I aspire to continue for years to come.
A is for Art Preschool is a State-of-Nebraska Licensed Preschool program for ages 3 to 5 in the Omaha, Nebraska metro area. We are conveniently located within the Benson Community Center at the intersection of North 60th and Maple Streets.
My name is Jennifer Borelli and I am the Owner, Director and Teacher. I am originally from Georgia, and have brought my art background from the University of Georgia at Athens, GA and Cortona, Italy to my original art-based early childhood program here in Nebraska. I have now lived in Nebraska for 19 years, and have been adding to my art background the education trainings and experiences that are necessary and cumulative for the establishment and development of a quality preschool program.
In other realms of working with children in an educational capacity, I have been a part of Cub Scouts den leadership for a total of ten years, and had the honor of being recognized as Den Leader of the Year in April 2013 by the Lewis and Clark District of the Boy Scouts of America. Additionally, I have had a total of four years of Girl Scouts leadership experience, and have teaching experience in pre-Ballet/Creative Movement for early childhood with Adair Dance Academy. Currently I am a Graduate Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha while I work toward Nebraska Teaching Certification and a Masters of Elementary Education. In December of 2016 I had the honor of receiving a Humanities Innovator Award from the UNO College of Education.
I thoroughly enjoy working with children, and can honestly and openly say that the last ten years when I've been teaching have been the happiest and most satisfying years of my working life.
Personally, I am the proud mother of five children who range in age from eighteen to eight, so I also strongly relate to the needs and wants of parents, siblings and families as a whole.
As planning gets under way for the 2017-2018 school year, it seems like a good time to note that
Fall 2017 will mark the 10th year for A is for Art Preschool.
Boy, does time ever fly!
What started as a fun and gentle suggestion from my friend Carol has now grown into a 10-year-old program which I and a fair number of students and families have enjoyed, and which I aspire to continue for years to come.
A is for Art Preschool is a State-of-Nebraska Licensed Preschool program for ages 3 to 5 in the Omaha, Nebraska metro area. We are conveniently located within the Benson Community Center at the intersection of North 60th and Maple Streets.
My name is Jennifer Borelli and I am the Owner, Director and Teacher. I am originally from Georgia, and have brought my art background from the University of Georgia at Athens, GA and Cortona, Italy to my original art-based early childhood program here in Nebraska. I have now lived in Nebraska for 19 years, and have been adding to my art background the education trainings and experiences that are necessary and cumulative for the establishment and development of a quality preschool program.
In other realms of working with children in an educational capacity, I have been a part of Cub Scouts den leadership for a total of ten years, and had the honor of being recognized as Den Leader of the Year in April 2013 by the Lewis and Clark District of the Boy Scouts of America. Additionally, I have had a total of four years of Girl Scouts leadership experience, and have teaching experience in pre-Ballet/Creative Movement for early childhood with Adair Dance Academy. Currently I am a Graduate Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha while I work toward Nebraska Teaching Certification and a Masters of Elementary Education. In December of 2016 I had the honor of receiving a Humanities Innovator Award from the UNO College of Education.
I thoroughly enjoy working with children, and can honestly and openly say that the last ten years when I've been teaching have been the happiest and most satisfying years of my working life.
Personally, I am the proud mother of five children who range in age from eighteen to eight, so I also strongly relate to the needs and wants of parents, siblings and families as a whole.
