Teacher of the Month: Carla Mitchell works to make art important at Whitlow Elementary

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Teacher of the Month: Carla Mitchell works to make art important at Whitlow Elementary

Whitlow Elementary School art teacher Carla Mitchell poses for a portrait photo Monday, Oct. 8, 2019. - photo by Brian Paglia

20191009_Teacher_2_web — Whitlow Elementary School art teacher Carla Mitchell poses for a portrait photo Monday, Oct. 8, 2019. - photo by Brian Paglia

FCN staff

Published: Oct 9, 2019, 9:00 AM

Carla Mitchell was picked on in the fourth- and fifth-grade at Chestnut Mountain Elementary School in Flowery Branch. “That’s a vulnerable age,” Mitchell said, so two years ago, the art teacher at Whitlow Elementary School wanted to help fourth- and fifth-grade girls have a different experience.

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