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We very much enjoyed working with Lydia Panart because she was encouraging and informative; always efficiently explaining what needs to be done while at the same time nudging us with kindness and patience. She was always letting us know she genuinely cared about us and our journey to finishing the glorious piece of art on the aging walls of our beloved school. We have now inherited plenty of knowledge about the creation of art, from preparing paints to gracefully pulling the canvas together with smooth delicate strokes with the brushes she graciously supplied for us. In a nutshell Lydia Panart is a visionary and wonderful teacher, and all Orchard Park thanks her for her tremendous contribution to the history of our growing school.

Lydia is a very patient and professional teacher who knows how to engage students. She was able to utilize student voice to effectively role model the planning stage and incorporate symbolic meaning into their art. Lydia creates a nurturing and nonjudgmental learning environment for the students to explore their creativity as they learned how to use new techniques and tools. At the end of our sessions, visually aesthetic pieces of work were produced. The students are very proud of their accomplishments, and we are thrilled to display their work in the front foyer of our school. Thank you, Lydia!

Lydia is a natural at connecting with students and staff to create a safe and welcoming environment where all participants feel comfortable with taking risks.  Experiences with Lydia allow our students unique collaborative opportunities to develop creative problem solving and decision-making skills while exploring the principles of design.  We have partnered with Lydia in providing opportunities that are integrated across the curriculum and align with our focus of empowering modern learners to develop creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, empathy and confidence.  Showcasing student collaborative art pieces throughout the school not only has created a sense of collective pride and excitement throughout our school community but has also provided personally relevant opportunities for our students to self-regulate throughout the day

I had the privilege of working with Lydia Panart as both an Instructional Coach and Instructional Coordinator for Library in Peel District School Board.  Lydia has worked in a variety of capacities within our school board inspiring students and educators with her infectious enthusiasm while supporting creativity and mindfulness and promoting a deeper appreciation of the value of the Arts in Education. She has guided students in the co-creation of beautiful works of art that grace so many of our school walls.  She has brought her expertise into professional learning sessions working with educators where she has guided them through a collaborative creative process. Lydia’s passion and professionalism are a testament to the experiences she has created for the Peel community!