Louise Flax's Page

School's Name

Brien McMahon High School

School Website

http://www.norwalk.k12.ct.us/bmhs/

School City

Norwalk

Something Unique About Me:

I attended the school where I teach and my daughters graduated from BMHS in 99 and 2003.

My hobbies are gardening, taiji and tap dancing.

The Subject(s) I Teach:

Photography

Brief Description of My Students:

Completely diverse-economically, ethnically. Our school has a little bit of a lot of different kinds of people.

Description of the Town or City My Students Come From:

Norwalk is a coastal city, part of the megalopolis that stretches out across the eastern coast of the United States. We are about an hour out of Manhattan, so we are a part of Connecticut with a strong connection to New York. We are a poor city, surrounded by rich towns. We are the place where the social services are--the methadone maintenance center, the homeless shelter, the soup kitchen. Norwalk is a tourist/visitor destination with a wide variety of shops, restaurants and bars. You can enjoy Brazilian, Jamaican, Peruvian, Spanish, Thai, Venezuelan, Indian, Northern Italian, Japanese, Chinese and French food--to name a few. There is also a lot of "culture" in Norwalk, dance, music and visual arts.