Celebrating 20+ Years of Service: Teaching Artist Johanna McKay

Teaching Artists, with their commitment to both arts and education, play a pivotal role in P.S. ARTS as advocates for the transformative power of creativity in learning. Their work is instrumental in fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a love for the arts in the students and schools we serve. Today, it’s an honor to acknowledge […]

Hello, Ms. Johanna!

P.S. Arts teacher Ms. Johanna McKay

Ms. Johanna McKay is a P.S. ARTS Teaching Artist and currently teaches theater at Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica. We love her drama exercises and encourage everyone to try doing some of them for free from home with our P.S. ARTS To Go! series. We interviewed Ms. Johanna about her classes and inspirations and […]

Johanna McKay is teaching love and respect for theater

P.S. Arts Johanna McKay is teaching love and respect for theater

Johanna McKay is a highly trained and experienced actor, director, and playwright as well as a theater teaching artist in the Lawndale Elementary School District. Her enthusiasm for her work and love for her students is overwhelmingly clear through their energy and excitement in each class and their incredible performances. We had an opportunity to sit down […]