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Sonya Derman

Sonya Derman

  • Visual Arts Faculty
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  • Dyker Heights
  • Middle School

“My goal is to foster a flexible learning environment where multiple artistic approaches and outcomes are celebrated. Students are encouraged to use their own experience as a site of exploration: not only learning artistic techniques, but to problem solve, experiment, collaborate, research, and reflect.”

Sonya Derman is an interdisciplinary artist and educator who joined Poly Prep as a Middle School Visual Arts teacher in 2022. Born in New York City, she received her MA from the Royal College of Art in London, her New York State teaching certification from Brooklyn College, and her BA in Studio Art from Carleton College. Sonya’s background as a teaching artist, who worked with arts nonprofits across New York City, informs her dedication to bringing contemporary art across the city into the classroom.

Performing Arts  Visual Arts 
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