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What the
professionals
are saying
about Monart
"Mona
Brookes' well-chosen words and illustrations broaden our conception of
learning in the arts and suggests ways in which the arts can contribute
productively to the mastery of other disciplines."
Howard
Gardner, Professor of Education
Harvard
University, Author, Multiple Intelligence
I
have used Drawing With Children as the required text for my Art in the
Elementary School course for six years. Many of my students who are
teaching in the elementary school have relayed to me how successful and
exciting their applications of Mona Brookes' method are in the
classroom."
John
Solem, California Lutheran University
"The
method emphasizes step-step guidance for drawing in a learning
environment that is non-competitive and non-judgmental, where when pencil
meets paper there is no right or wrong"
The
Washington Post
"Mona
Brookes, creator of a revolutionary drawing method has developed
techniques for utilizing right-brain functioning in children to create
surprising artistic results."
The
Smithsonian Associate
"Monart,
a method of drawing developed by California art educator Mona Brookes,
shows that anyone is capable of drawing. Brookes' techniques have
attracted national attention."
Kennedy
Center Events for Teachers
"I've
watched the Monart Method gain grass-roots popularity. It works!
It's a MUST for teachers."
Dr.
Lucia Capacchione, Creative Journal Writing
"A
superb job of simplifying the drawing process, taking away the mystery
and the terror. In all the years of giving and organizing teacher
workshops, I never read more positive evaluations from teachers."
Jean
Katz, Sp. Ed, LA. Co. Supt. of Schools
"I
have witnessed first hand the admiration, respect, and adulation that
the public feels for Mona Brookes and her methodology of teaching
drawing. To those unable to take classes, everything is in her
books."
Robert
Evans, Adm. Dir., D.C. Children's Museum
"I
knew the instant I met Mona Brookes, here was someone who was going to
have a profound affect on my daughter and whose thoughts would one day
be an established part of school curricula everywhere."
Joanne
Nelsen, Parent. Huntington Beach News
"Mona
has invented a new alphabet of building blocks in restructuring the
brain, and it is fun."
Dr.
Geraldine Schwartz, Vancouver Learning Center
"Her
method is particularly useful in helping teach children with learning
disabilities."
The
Whole Life Times
"Mona
has gained international recognition for the remarkable work she has
done in teaching art."
New
Horizons for Learning magazine
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