{"id":989,"date":"2026-01-28T17:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/?p=989"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:18:03","slug":"104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-18579055\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2032756\/episodes\/18579055-104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-18579055&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses the structure of his animation courses, the importance of storytelling, and how students can engage with the material. The conversation also touches on the significance of networking in the animation field and the value of feedback in the creative process. Chad emphasizes the importance of hope and perseverance in pursuing one&#8217;s passions, encouraging students to explore their interests in animation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Chapters:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>00:00 Introduction to Animation and Storytelling<\/li>\n<li>02:42 Chad&#8217;s Journey into Animation<\/li>\n<li>05:25 Training and Education in Animation<\/li>\n<li>08:18 The Animation Process and Techniques<\/li>\n<li>11:00 Course Structure and Offerings<\/li>\n<li>13:46 Student Engagement and Feedback<\/li>\n<li>16:37 The Importance of Animation Skills<\/li>\n<li>17:06 Embracing Feedback in Animation Education<\/li>\n<li>18:33 Preparing Students for Real-World Challenges<\/li>\n<li>20:51 Class Structure and Scheduling<\/li>\n<li>22:24 Course Registration and Pricing<\/li>\n<li>24:16 Interactive Learning and Community Building<\/li>\n<li>28:56 The Meaning of Hope in Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Episode Highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chad Stewart has over 20 years of experience in animation.<\/li>\n<li>The animation course is designed for students aged 11 to 18.<\/li>\n<li>Courses provide a broad overview of animation and storytelling.<\/li>\n<li>Students can take multiple levels of animation courses.<\/li>\n<li>Feedback from professionals is integral to the learning process.<\/li>\n<li>Networking is crucial in the animation industry.<\/li>\n<li>The course structure includes live classes and recorded sessions.<\/li>\n<li>Students can explore different software used in the industry.<\/li>\n<li>The importance of perseverance in creative education is emphasized.<\/li>\n<li>Hope drives individuals to pursue their passions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Learn more about Chad Stewart and The Animation Course:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out Chad\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0829256\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMBD Profile<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Register for classes<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theanimcourse.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOoqJf5a5-RXKdu1REw_imk3uqj5iHgCW_otWPHy5X-Juv-n1w2Me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Follow The Animation Course on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theanimcourse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More on Love Your School\/Links Mentioned in Episode:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Our Show Notes Page HERE!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Questions? Email Us! kim<a href=\"mailto:kim@loveyourschool.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@loveyourschool.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveyourschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.loveyourschool.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/LoveYourSchoolWV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit our Facebook HERE!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loveyourschoolwv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit our Instagram HERE!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This show has been produced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love Your School WV<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post: In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[45,48,51,47,49,53,52,46,42,50],"class_list":["post-989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-animation","tag-animation-education","tag-animation-industry","tag-chad-stewart","tag-creative-arts","tag-hope","tag-networking","tag-online-courses","tag-storytelling","tag-student-engagement"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post: In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"kimdully\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Love Your School West Virginia -\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart - Love Your School West Virginia\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post: In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/LYSWV-WebThumbnail.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/LYSWV-WebThumbnail.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1640\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"846\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart - Love Your School West Virginia\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post: In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/LYSWV-WebThumbnail.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#blogposting\",\"name\":\"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart - Love Your School West Virginia\",\"headline\":\"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/author\\\/kimdully\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Episode-104.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Podcast, animation, animation education, animation industry, Chad Stewart, creative arts, hope, networking, online courses, storytelling, student engagement\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/category\\\/podcast\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Podcast\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/category\\\/podcast\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Podcast\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/category\\\/podcast\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/category\\\/podcast\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Podcast\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Love Your School West Virginia\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/LYS-WV__Tertiary_Color_Filled.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#organizationLogo\",\"width\":1297,\"height\":397},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#organizationLogo\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/author\\\/kimdully\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/author\\\/kimdully\\\/\",\"name\":\"kimdully\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d9ae5a7db19052ced2437211c6de7f1ecf1952c24bf255435359053817f56f67?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"kimdully\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/\",\"name\":\"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart - Love Your School West Virginia\",\"description\":\"Show Notes\\\/Brief Summary\\\/Blog Post: In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/author\\\/kimdully\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/author\\\/kimdully\\\/#author\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Episode-104.jpg\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#mainImage\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/28\\\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\\\/#mainImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/\",\"name\":\"Love Your School West Virginia\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/loveyourschool.org\\\/westvirginia\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart - Love Your School West Virginia","description":"Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post: In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses","canonical_url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#blogposting","name":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart - Love Your School West Virginia","headline":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/author\/kimdully\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Episode-104.jpg","width":1080,"height":1080},"datePublished":"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Podcast, animation, animation education, animation industry, Chad Stewart, creative arts, hope, networking, online courses, storytelling, student engagement"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/category\/podcast\/#listItem","name":"Podcast"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/category\/podcast\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Podcast","item":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/category\/podcast\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#listItem","name":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/category\/podcast\/#listItem","name":"Podcast"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/#organization","name":"Love Your School West Virginia","url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/LYS-WV__Tertiary_Color_Filled.png","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#organizationLogo","width":1297,"height":397},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#organizationLogo"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/author\/kimdully\/#author","url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/author\/kimdully\/","name":"kimdully","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9ae5a7db19052ced2437211c6de7f1ecf1952c24bf255435359053817f56f67?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"kimdully"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/","name":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart - Love Your School West Virginia","description":"Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post: In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/author\/kimdully\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/author\/kimdully\/#author"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Episode-104.jpg","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#mainImage","width":1080,"height":1080},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/#mainImage"},"datePublished":"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/","name":"Love Your School West Virginia","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Love Your School West Virginia -","og:type":"article","og:title":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart - Love Your School West Virginia","og:description":"Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post: In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses","og:url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/","og:image":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/LYSWV-WebThumbnail.jpg","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/LYSWV-WebThumbnail.jpg","og:image:width":1640,"og:image:height":846,"article:published_time":"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00","article:modified_time":"2026-01-28T17:18:03+00:00","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:title":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart - Love Your School West Virginia","twitter:description":"Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post: In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Chad Stewart, the creator of an animation course aimed at middle and high school students. Chad shares his journey from a young cartoon enthusiast to a professional animator with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He discusses","twitter:image":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/LYSWV-WebThumbnail.jpg"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"989","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"BlogPosting","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":{"faqs":[],"keyPoints":[],"titles":[],"descriptions":[],"socialPosts":{"email":[],"linkedin":[],"twitter":[],"facebook":[],"instagram":[]}},"created":"2026-01-28 17:18:04","updated":"2026-01-28 17:24:51","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">\u00bb<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/category\/podcast\/\" title=\"Podcast\">Podcast<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">\u00bb<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia"},{"label":"Podcast","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/category\/podcast\/"},{"label":"104. The Art of Animation: Insights from Chad Stewart","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2026\/01\/28\/104-the-art-of-animation-insights-from-chad-stewart\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":990,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989\/revisions\/990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}