Silvia Tafur

Teacher/Mentor

Education

Silvia holds a Bachelor degree in Fine Arts with a major in Painting and is currently writing her dissertation for a Master equivalent in Art Counseling at the Tobias School for Art and Therapy in Sussex, UK.

Experience

She has designed, led and participated in different educational projects in Peru, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U. S. She has worked in Waldorf schools and other alternative models of Education like Democratic Education and Homeschooling. Her teaching model involves art making, as she considers image as an essential part of communication. She has found in her Spanish lessons a way to bridge her Latin origins with the American culture.

Fun Facts and Hobbies

  • Silvia loves beach time, swimming in open waters
  • Painting and hiking, or just painting, or just hiking
  • Dancing Afro-Peruvian music
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