School of the Ozarks welcomes Leah Pyatt as the new Instructor of Visual Arts for the new academic year.

POINT LOOKOUT, MO — School of the Ozarks welcomes Leah Pyatt as the new instructor of visual arts for the upcoming academic year. Pyatt will be teaching a wide range of students from grades 1 through 12. Students in her class will be introduced to the elements and principles of design, study and reproduce masterworks, and ask questions about beauty and its importance in our lives as followers of Jesus and co-creators with the Great Artist.

Leah Pyatt graduated Magna Cum Laude from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Arts in dance with a concentration in performance, choreography, and theory. Pyatt then went on to receive a Master of Arts in educational leadership and classical Christian school administration at Gordon College.

Pyatt’s love for classical education began during high school when she attended Greyfriars Classical Academy in Matthews, North Carolina. After undergrad, she spent a short season as a student leader with Campus Outreach before answering the call towards education. She began her teaching career in a kindergarten class at Covenant Day School while pursuing her master’s degree. During her time at Covenant Day, she enjoyed helping the young learners increase their sense of wonder and delight in God’s Word. After receiving her masters, she returned to Greyfriars to teach an aesthetics class, which helped junior high students engage with questions about beauty and how art points to a deeper love for the Creator.

Pyatt’s experience in classical education, love of beauty, and desire to see students captured by the wonder of Jesus make her a valuable addition to School of the Ozarks.

“We are thrilled to have Leah Adams Pyatt join our already strong faculty,” said Dr. Brad Dolloff, dean of School of the Ozarks. “Not only does she bring a great deal of experience in classical Christian education, but also a flourishing relationship with Christ and a love for students that will make her an outstanding mentor to the students.”