Meet the Intern: Mia Branco
Posted Sunday October 02 2016 at 6:34 pm
Hello, I’m Mia! I grew up in Newton, MA and I have returned to my home state after spending the past 10 years working as an artist and an educator in Washington, DC. I'm in the Arts in Education program at Harvard Graduate School of Education for Ed.M. 2017 class.
What are your favorite pastimes?
"Live music, traveling, and laughing. :)"
If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?
"I would be Louise from Bob’s Burgers. She’s full of mischief, will power, and sensitivity - as well as having a stellar bunny ears hat."
You are trapped on an island. What three items do you want to have with you?
"Books, a guitar (and extra strings!!), and magic ice cream that never melts."
Do you have any uncommon talents or quirks?
"I’m afraid of squirrels, I have never successfully used saran wrap, and I type very quickly with one hand."
What brings you to VSA?
"The arts are an incredible tool for building an understanding of self and a connection to others, and I want to develop programming that allows everyone access to arts experiences that foster these skills. VSA’s commitment to art, education, and inclusion is inspiring, and I’m very excited to work with Nicole and Aysha to learn about their development of the COOL Schools program as well as how to create programming that is accessible and celebratory of difference."
What are you doing during your internship?
"I’m a Teaching Artist Fellow, and I will be supporting the COOL Schools program by attending classroom sessions, assisting with documentation, and maintaining communication between administrators and teachers."
