Faculty and Staff

Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Teaching Assistant Megan Broughton

09/25/13

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Megan

As an alumna of OS15, I'm happy to be back on the river! I obtained a BFA from CalArts where I focused on painting, printmaking, sound, text, and public arts programs. My work with CalArts' Community Arts Partnership and co-founding, site-coordinating, and teaching with Nomad Lab was life changing and further convinced me of the power of arts education. Returning to Oxbow seemed like a perfect way of synthesizing these experiences and giving back to a community that shaped me so much as a teenager. Over the past month alone, rotating through the studios and observing the academic classes has been such an informative experience and I'm grateful for this huge opportunity to work with all of Oxbow's phenomenal teachers and students.

At Oxbow, I got to try inquiry-based learning for the first time. This allowed me to control the amount of rigor and the depth of research in my topic, as well as picking a topic that I found most interesting. From going through this new process of learning, I feel excited to go back to the rigor of my sending school to apply the inquiry-based perspective to my classes.

— Meave Cunningham, Fall, 2015

Oxbow was, without a doubt, the best part of my high school experience. A year after leaving, and I still feel as though it were yesterday that I was sitting on the lawn, eating in the dining hall, and laughing with my friends in the studios.

— Julia Weir, Fall 2015

I have learned so many skills and habits that have made me a better person throughout my time here. To name a few: I have learned how to be a good roommate, how to communicate, and how to trust myself. I have learned the importance of staying hydrated, getting good sleep, and having a clean work space. I have learned how to share space both in the studios and dorms. Lastly, I have learned that it’s okay to advocate for what you need and that there is no harm in asking for help or support.

— Grace Reynolds, Fall 2023

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