{"id":224,"date":"2012-10-19T00:16:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T04:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dearbornschools.org\/bazziart\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T18:44:19","slug":"about-mr-bazzi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/bazziart\/about-mr-bazzi\/","title":{"rendered":"About Mr. Bazzi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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contact Mr. Bazzi at bazzim@dearbornschools.org<\/em><\/h3>\n

I am happy\u00a0to be a public school teacher, and I’m especially proud to be a member of the Dearborn Schools Art Department.\u00a0 My occupation as an art teacher is not just\u00a0a job; it is a love for creative activity, and a passion for sharing in the experience of learning. Working with students to nurture their artistic growth brings me personal\u00a0fulfillment.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0artistic\u00a0process logically\u00a0overlaps with countless math and science concepts, and art is a direct bridge to understanding history, civilizations and cultures. Drawing comes naturally to people, because it was the\u00a0first language of documentation for\u00a0human beings. The arts provide growing minds with a sense of one\u2019s self, and a connection\u00a0to one’s community and the broader\u00a0world. \u00a0Art can bring us back to the natural world, and can remind us of our original nature. \u00a0Art\u00a0gives us\u00a0the opportunity\u00a0to engage\u00a0in\u00a0the creative process, to consider the free flow of ideas, and to\u00a0discover the gifts that come from contemplation. Some\u00a0of these gifts include\u00a0a greater understanding of our place in the universe, and a greater empathy for our human family.<\/p>\n

My teaching philosophy is founded on the idea\u00a0that anyone, regardless of age or previous experience, can learn new and\u00a0remarkable things every\u00a0day of their lives.\u00a0 Learning to draw and design are skills\u00a0that\u00a0anyone can have, if they want to\u00a0put effort into practicing and exploring.<\/p>\n

Understanding a student’s capabilities allows me to\u00a0guide them in exploring their personal voice and unique expression. \u00a0I value both traditional and new media, and I engage my students in discussions about\u00a0art history, images, and the lessons we can learn from them.<\/p>\n

I have been an art & design teacher in\u00a0the Dearborn Public Schools since the year 2000. \u00a0For most of those years I taught at\u00a0Fordson High School, and I spent a few years in between at Michael Berry Career Center, STEM Middle School and ACE Middle School.\u00a0 I have taught classes in\u00a0introductory art, drawing & painting, illustration, graphic design, advertising, communication, sculpture design, product design, 3D modeling, and Advanced Placement art.<\/p>\n

I love to draw, paint and write, and have exhibited my paintings in many galleries, and collaborated with students as well as professional artists on many public art projects. One of the projects that I co-direct is the POP Design Team, a group\u00a0of high school students from various high schools who\u00a0meet every week, for a year, to design and create a large work of public art in\u00a0the City of Dearborn. There have been three different POP Design Teams since 2011, and the third team has just completed their sculpture.<\/p>\n

Growing up, I attended Notre Dame de la Paix in Beirut, McDonald\u00a0Elementary School, Lowrey Middle School, and Fordson High School. I took some architecture classes at Lawrence Technological University, and studied Painting, Poetry and Art Education at Wayne State University.\u00a0My wife and I are mother and father to\u00a0three wonderful children.<\/p>\n

Thank you for taking the time to read\u00a0Mr. Bazzi’s page!<\/p>\n

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contact Mr. Bazzi at bazzim@dearbornschools.org I am happy\u00a0to be a public school teacher, and I’m especially proud to be a member of the Dearborn Schools Art Department.\u00a0 My occupation as an art teacher is not just\u00a0a job; it is a…<\/p>\n

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