Building on the foundation of ED 589, Cultivating Teacher Wellness Through Art, Level 2 invites educators to go deeper into their creative practice and expand their artistic wellness toolkit. This eight-week course challenges participants to explore advanced art forms including mixed media, somatic arts, digital creativity, eco-art, and sound composition while deepening their understanding of how sustained creative practice supports long-term professional resilience and emotional well-being. By the end of the course, educators will create an Advanced Creative Wellness Plan and a capstone portfolio artifact representing their growth across both levels. Prerequisite: ED 589 (Level 1).

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Articulate a refined creative identity and personal artistic philosophy grounded in their wellness journey.
• Explore and experiment with advanced and diverse art forms, including mixed media, somatic movement, digital art, eco-art, and sound.
• Analyze the relationship between sustained creative practice and long-term professional resilience and burnout prevention.
• Develop a deeper understanding of how the body holds and releases stress through somatic arts and movement-based practices.
• Recognize the role of rest, slowness, and intentional practice in sustaining creative well-being.
• Connect personal creative wellness practices to classroom pedagogy and student social-emotional learning.
• Design art-based wellness activities that can be used with students across grade levels.
• Create an Advanced Creative Wellness Plan and capstone portfolio artifact representing growth across both course levels