Darcy Hicks
Education Work
Darcy Hicks is an educational consultant and teaching coach with a Masters in Education, certified by the state of CT in grades K-12. She specializes in the use of art as the foundation for learning. Specifically, she guides students through the creative process of taking in the world around them, processing what they see and understand, and helping them to generate art and writing as a way to communicate. This approach to learning, Visual Literacy, not only greatly improves observational skills and vocabulary, but gives students a path to successful engagement in their communities.
For consultant and teacher training inquiries please contact darcyhicksdtt@gmail.com.
Current positions:
-Owner, Doorways to Thinking, LLC
-Director of Youth Programs, UnloadUSA
-Director of Education, The Norwalk Art Space
-Member, Education Committee, Guggenheim Museum
Published works about her research and educational work can be found here